First Person Pronouns ic: singular and wé: plural

If you don't think you know what a first person singular pronoun is, you're mistaken. The Old English ic is equivalent to Modern English 'I'. The other singular forms should be easy to remember: 'Me' has not changed from when it was mé, and my/mine corresponds to mín. The first person plural pronouns correspond to 'we', 'our', and 'us'. Try pronouncing them; you'll see the similarity.

Notes:

• the genitive forms are declined strong (ie: change) like adjectives to agree with the noun they modify

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