How to Say "Us" in Old English

ūs

The English phrase 'us' is translated into Old English as ūs.

ūs is the objective form of the first-person plural pronoun.

Meaning: objective case of "we" (pron)

Which one should you use?

While ūs is the objective form (accusative/dative), the nominative subject form is wē.

The form ūs serves as the dative case of the first-person plural pronoun, used after certain prepositions or as an indirect object.

Although the spelling is identical to Modern English, the Old English ūs was pronounced with a long, deep 'oo' sound like in 'moon', rather than the short 'uh' sound of the modern word.
The word ūs is a remnant of a complex case system where the pronoun changed form based on its grammatical function, a system that has almost entirely disappeared from Modern English.
If an Old English speaker wanted to say 'with us', they would use the preposition 'mid' followed by ūs, forming the phrase 'mid ūs'.

Hē lifde mid ūs.
He lived with us.
This sentence shows how ūs is used after the preposition 'mid' (with).
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Tom lǣreþ ūs þā Frenciscan sprǣc.
Tom is teaching us French.
This sentence shows ūs acting as the indirect object of the verb 'lǣreþ' (to teach).
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His sōþan geþohtas sind ūs uncuþe.
His true intentions are unknown to us.
This sentence shows ūs used with an adjective to indicate the recipient of an impression.
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Þū lufast ūs, and ūs forgife.
You love us and forgive us.
Þurh þīne welwilnysse, gehȳrest þū unc
Through your kindness, you hear us.
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