Glommish/Old
< Glommish
Old Glommish is a special register of Glommish used in Glommish theater to represent characters in ancient times.
Morphology
Article
| case | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | f. | n. | m. | f. | n. | |
| nom. | sa | sá | that | thy | thá | thá |
| acc. | than | thá | that | tho | thár | thá |
| dat. | tham | thyre | tham | thym | ||
| gen. | thas | thyrar | thas | thyra | ||
Nouns
| o-stem: wulfъ (m.) 'wolf' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | wulfъ | wulfa |
| Accusative | wulfъ | wulfo |
| Genitive | wulfъs | wulfa |
| Dative | wulfe | wulfъm |
| Instrumental | wulfъ | wulfъm |
| o-stem: jukъ (n.) 'yoke' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative/Accusative | jukъ | juka |
| Genitive | jukъs | juka |
| Dative | juke | jukъm |
| Instrumental | jukъ | jukъm |
| eh2-stem: gefъ (f.) 'gift' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | gefъ | gefa |
| Accusative | gefa | gefa |
| Genitive | gefa | gefa |
| Dative | gefe | gefam |
| Instrumental | gefъ | gefam |
| eh2-stem: gēfa (f.) 'gift' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | gēfa | gēfan |
| Accusative | gēfan | gēfan |
| Genitive | gēfan | gēfana |
| Dative | gēfan | gēfam |
| Instrumental | gēfan | gēfam |
| i-stem: gastь (m.) 'guest' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | gastь | gasti |
| Genitive | gastьs | gastьja |
| Dative | gasti | gastьmъ |
| i-stem: gastь (m.) 'guest' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | gastь | gasti |
| Genitive | gastьs | gastьja |
| Dative | gasti | gastьmъ |
| i-stem: marь (n.) 'sea' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | marь | mari |
| Genitive | marьs | marьja |
| Dative | mari | marьmъ |
| u-stem: sunъ (m.) 'son' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | sunъ | sunir |
| Genitive | sunor | sunьwa |
| Dative | suni | sunъmъ |
| C-stem: burgь (f.) 'fortification' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | burgь | burgir |
| Genitive | burgir | burga |
| Dative | burgi | burgъmъ |
| z-stem: lambъ (m.) 'lamb' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | lambъ | lambьra |
| Genitive | lambьrь | lambьra |
| Dative | lambьrь | lambьrъmъ |
| an-stem: auga (n.) 'eye' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | auga | augana |
| Genitive | augьnь | augъna |
| Dative | augьnь | augъmmъ |
| n-stem: harpa (f.) 'harp' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | harpa | harpanь |
| Genitive | harpanь | harpana |
| Dative | harpanь | harpamъ |
| n-stem: burþi (f.) 'birth' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | burþi | burþinь |
| Genitive | burþinь | burþina |
| Dative | burþinь | burþimъ |
| r-stem: fader (m.) 'father' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | fader | fadrь |
| Genitive | fadъr | fadra |
| Dative | fadrь | fadrъmъ |
Verbs
Weak
| tense | ek | þū | ir/sī/it | wīr | jūr | ija |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present indicative | leufa | leufasь | leufaþь | leufamъ | leufaþ | leufanþь |
| present subjunctive | leufa | leufas | leufa | leufam | leufaþ | leufan |
| past | leufada | leufadest | leufade | leufadedъm | leufadedъd | leufadedъn |
| past subjunctive | leufadedi | leufadedir | leufadedi | leufadedim | leufadedid | leufadedin |
| imperative | - | leufa! | - | - | leufaþ! | - |
| present participle | leufand | |||||
| past participle | leufadъ | |||||
| tense | ek | þū | ir/sī/it | wīr | jūr | ija |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present indicative | hylьja | hylisь | hyliþь | hylimъ | hyliþ | hylinþь |
| present subjunctive | hylьja | hylis | hyli | hylim | hyliþ | hylin |
| past | hylida | hylidest | hylide | hylidedъm | hylidedъd | hylidedъn |
| past subjunctive | hylidedi | hylidedir | hylidedi | hylidedim | hylidedid | hylidedin |
| imperative | - | hyli! | - | - | hyliþ! | - |
| present participle | hylind | |||||
| past participle | hylidъ | |||||
Strong
| tense | ek | þū | ir/sī/it | wīr | jūr | ija |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present indicative | wrīta | wrītьrь | wrītьdь | wrītъmъ | wrītьd | wrītъndь |
| present subjunctive | wrīta | wrītyr | wrīty | wrītym | wrītyd | wrītyn |
| past | wryt | wryst | wryt | writъm | writъd | writъn |
| past subjunctive | writi | writir | writi | writim | writid | writin |
| imperative | - | wrīt! | - | - | wrītъd! | - |
| present participle | wrītъnd | |||||
| past participle | writъnъ | |||||
| tense | ek | þū | ir/sī/it | wīr | jūr | ija |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present indicative | keusa | kiusьrь | kiusьþь | keusъmъ | kiusьd | keusъndь |
| present subjunctive | keusa | keusyr | keusy | keusym | keusyd | keusyn |
| past | kaus | kaust | kaus | kurъm | kurъd | kurъn |
| past subjunctive | kuri | kurir | kuri | kurim | kurid | kurin |
| imperative | - | keus! | - | - | kiusьd! | - |
| present participle | keusъnd | |||||
| past participle | kurъnъ | |||||
| tense | ek | þū | ir/sī/it | wīr | jūr | ija |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present indicative | binda | bindьrь | bindьþь | bindъmъ | bindьd | bindъndь |
| present subjunctive | binda | bindyr | bindy | bindym | bindyd | bindyn |
| past I | band | banst | band | bundъm | bundъd | bundъn |
| past subjunctive | bundi | bundir | bundi | bundim | bundid | bundin |
| imperative | - | bind! | - | - | bindьd! | - |
| present participle | bindъnd | |||||
| past participle | bundъnъ | |||||
Adjectives
Syntax
Constituent order
If the first constituent of a clause was the subject, it was verb final. Otherwise, the verb followed the first constituent, thus using a V2 word order.
Noun phrase
Verb phrase
Sentence phrase
Dependent clauses
Example texts
Schleicher
Skēpъ auk hrussy
Skēpъ, þat wulla ne hafde, hrussy sāw: ynъ þungъnъ wagnъ teuhъndъ, auk ynъ mauranъ hlostъ, auk ynъ gumъnъ sneumъ berъndъ. Nu sagide skēpъ hrussъmъ: "Herta mir darjьþь sewъndy gumъnъ drīfъndъ hrussy." Þanne sagiden hrussy: "Hauri, skēp! Herta unsь darjьþь þana sewъndъmъ: guma, druhten, ūtъ skēpъs wullai wurkiþь sir warmъnъ klyþъ; auk skēpъ wulla ne hafyþь." Þat hauridъ, flauh skēpъ þurh akrъ.