Appendix ii§a - Articles & Numerals - Languages & Linguistics

The definite article is often written as an abbreviation, [thaet], which was common to many germanic languages during the literary age. (See appdx iv.) This could be written alone or in conjunxion with a letter to indicate case, or after a combining preposition.
When þa is used before a vowel, it becomes þɴ (much like the difference in english between “a” and “an”). This applies to the masculine, feminine, and plural forms in the nominative case and the feminine and plural of the accusative. (The masculine accusative is always þɴ.)
Northeadish, like the east and west germanic languages uses a modified form of the demonstrative sa to form the definite article. (North germanic uses a form of a different demonstrative, hinz.)

Note that the primary vowel of the nominative and accusative neuter form is shortened when -t is added. This also occurs in those possessive and demonstrative forms ending in -n.

The numbers two and three are not truly articles, but declinable numerals, as is the indefinite article. They decline as adjectives, though their declension is highly irregular. Those declensions followers by -(r) in the paradigm take a final -r before a vowel. Other numerals are not declinable.

When counting, the neuter forms of declinable numbers are used except for one, which takes the masculine form. This does not merely apply to the numbers 1-3, but also 21-23, 31-33, 101-103, &c.
The numbers 100, 110, and 120 may also be referred to as tehɴtag (tenty), æleftag (eleventy), and tvæleftag (twelfty), harkening back to a partial duodecimal numbering system.

1	fᵫrst	13	þrītehɴþ	30	þrītagaðþ
2	anðʀ	14	feðʀtehɴþ	40	fewrtagaðþ
3	þrīðþ	15	femtehɴþ	50	femtagaðþ
4	fewrðþ	16	secstehɴþ	60	secstagaðþ
5	femðþ	17	sevɴtehɴþ	70	sevɴtagaðþ
6	secsþ	18	ahttehɴþ	80	ah(ta)tagaðþ
7	sevɴþ	19	neʒɴtehɴþ	90	neʒɴtagaðþ
8	ahtaðþ	20	tvæntacþ	100	hunðaðþ, tehɴtagaðþ
9	neʒɴþ	21	tvæntagfᵫrst	110	hunðþtehɴþ, æleftagaðþ
10	tehɴþ	22	tvæntaganðʀ	120	hunðþtvæntagaðþ, tvæleftagaðþ
11	ælefþ	23	tvæntagþrīðþ	200	twōhunðaðþ
12	tvælefþ	24	tvæntagfewrðþ	1000	þūshunðaðþ

The ordinal numbers follow the same irregular pattern for all numbers ending in -1 (fᵫrst) or -2 (anðʀ). The rest of the ordinal numbers are formed by adding -(ð)þ to the end of the number.
The cardinal numbers are always declined as regular weak adjectives.

The following possessives and demonstratives are declines in this manner: hat, her, hes, hīr, ƕat, ƕālec, ƕeras, ƕes, ƕīs, jǣnʀ jȳŋcʀ, jȳr, mīn, nat, nes, nǣn, ɴsʀ, ӿcʀ, sīn, sīr, þat, þæs, þīn.

The long vowels in þīn, hīr, ƕīs, jȳr, mīn, nǣn, sīn, and sīr are shortened in the neuter nominative and accusative declensions, like the indefinite article.