▁ ▁The ▁following ▁table ▁shows ▁the ▁inf lection ▁of ▁the ▁mascul ine ▁n oun ▁ ▁" day ", ▁femin ine ▁ ▁" de ed " ▁and ▁neut er ▁ ▁" b read ". ▁ ▁We ak ▁n oun s ▁ ▁We ak ▁n oun s ▁were ▁character ised ▁by ▁the ▁ending ▁- en ▁throughout ▁the ▁pl ural . ▁The ▁singular ▁ended ▁in ▁- e . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁table ▁shows ▁the ▁inf lection ▁of ▁the ▁mascul ine ▁n oun ▁ ▁" bow , ▁arc ". ▁ ▁Ad ject ives ▁ ▁Middle ▁Dutch ▁ad ject ives ▁inf lect ed ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁gender , ▁case ▁and ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁n oun ▁they ▁modified . ▁ ▁The ▁German ic ▁distinction ▁between ▁strong ▁and ▁weak , ▁or ▁in defin ite ▁and ▁definite ▁inf lection , ▁was ▁fairly ▁minimal ▁in ▁Middle ▁Dutch , ▁appearing ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁mascul ine ▁and ▁neut er ▁nomin ative ▁singular . ▁These ▁forms ▁received ▁an ▁- e ▁ending ▁when ▁a ▁definite ▁word ▁( dem on str ative , ▁article ) ▁preced ed , ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁ending ▁otherwise . ▁Ad ject ives ▁were ▁un inf lect ed ▁when ▁connected ▁through ▁a ▁cop ula . ▁Thus , ▁even ▁for ▁femin ine ▁n oun s , ▁no ▁ending ▁appeared : ▁die ▁vr ou we ▁is ▁go et ▁" the ▁lady ▁is ▁good ". ▁ ▁Some ▁ad ject ives , ▁namely ▁the ▁former ▁ja - st ems , ▁had ▁an ▁- e ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁strong ▁and ▁cop ular ▁form , ▁e . g .