LL-L "Grammar" 2009.01.12 (03) [E]

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From: Ivison dos Passos Martins <ipm7d at OI.COM.BR>
Subject: Etymology

Dear Lowlanders,

   As you already know I've always been fascinated by the evolution of
Germanic languages. I've seen many Middle Ages examples of Dutch
declensions, and I haven't seen any clue to help me find the use of "het".
Another thing that caught my attention was that the "de" article was not
found either. English had
sē -> (that eventually was replaced by þe),  sēo, þat in the
nominative
and plural þā.

Ex. of Middle Dutch nominative:

die worm
die  daet
dat broot

  What was the Old dutch declention like and how did the definite
articles get their modern forms?

 Hartlich,

   Ivison.
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