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Note that "(u)" refers to the presence of u-umlaut and "∅" refers to a null ending.
Note that "(u)" refers to the presence of u-umlaut and "∅" refers to a null ending.
=====Strong Common Nouns=====


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Strong Common Nouns
|+ Strong Common Noun Endings
|-
|-
!  !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Dative !! Genitive
!  !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Dative !! Genitive
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|hr'''å'''fn'''em'''
|hr'''å'''fn'''em'''
|hrafn'''e'''
|hrafn'''e'''
|}
=====i-Umlaut Strong Common Nouns=====
A number of strong common nouns show an i-umlaut in the dative singular and in the nominative and accusative plurals, as well as an ending of -er in the nominative and accusative plurals.
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Singular
!Plural
|-
! colspan="3" |'''hånd - “hand”'''
|-
!'''Nominative'''
|hånd
|h'''e'''nd'''er'''
|-
!'''Accusative'''
|hånd
|h'''e'''nd'''er'''
|-
!'''Dative'''
|h'''e'''nd'''i'''
|hånd'''em'''
|-
!'''Genitive'''
|hånd'''ar'''
|hånd'''e'''
|-
! colspan="3" |'''tån - “tooth”'''
|-
!'''Nominative'''
|tån
|t'''e'''nn'''er'''
|-
!'''Accusative'''
|tån
|t'''e'''nn'''er'''
|-
!'''Dative'''
|t'''e'''n'''i'''
|tånn'''em'''
|-
!'''Genitive'''
|tån'''ar'''
|tånn'''e'''
|-
! colspan="3" |'''rot - “root”'''
|-
!'''Nominative'''
|rot
|r'''y'''t'''er'''
|-
!'''Accusative'''
|rot
|r'''y'''t'''er'''
|-
!'''Dative'''
|r'''y'''t'''i'''
|rot'''em'''
|-
!'''Genitive'''
|rot'''ar'''
|rot'''e'''
|}
=====The Family Declension=====
These nouns all refer to family members. They are characterized by a consistent -ar ending in the cases of the singular, and an i-umlaut in the stem in the plural cases.
{| class="wikitable"
!
!'''father'''
!'''mother'''
!'''brother'''
!'''sister'''
|-
!'''Nom, Acc, Dat'''
|faðar
|moðar
|broðar
|søstar
|-
!'''Gen'''
|faðar'''s'''
|moðar'''s'''
|broðar'''s'''
|søstar'''s'''
|-
! colspan="5" |'''Plur'''
|-
!'''Nom, Acc'''
|f'''e'''ðer
|m'''y'''ðer
|br'''y'''ðer
|s'''ø'''ster
|-
!'''Dat'''
|f'''e'''ðr'''em'''
|m'''y'''ðrem
|br'''y'''ðr'''em'''
|s'''ø'''str'''em'''
|-
!'''Gen'''
|f'''e'''ðr'''e'''
|m'''y'''ðre
|br'''y'''ðr'''e'''
|s'''ø'''str'''e'''
|}
|}


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