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I incorrectly assumed Norse and old English genders and cases ought to line up neatly and wouldn't have caused the whole system to be thrown out the window on c
by macdice 5y ago
I incorrectly assumed Norse and old English genders and cases ought to line up neatly and wouldn't have caused the whole system to be thrown out the window on contact. I stand corrected. Thanks!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_in_English#Decline_of_grammatical_gender https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_in_English#Decline_of_g...