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CHAPTER VI . The Verbal Group 1. Strong Verbs 2. Mixed Verbs . 3. Weak Verbs
. 4. Verb Making CHAPTER VII . The Noun Group 1. Of the Substantive 2. Of the
Adjective 3. Of the Adverb § The Numerals CHAPTER VIII . The Pronoun Group .
CHAPTER VI . The Verbal Group 1. Strong Verbs 2. Mixed Verbs . 3. Weak Verbs
. 4. Verb Making CHAPTER VII . The Noun Group 1. Of the Substantive 2. Of the
Adjective 3. Of the Adverb § The Numerals CHAPTER VIII . The Pronoun Group .
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Such is that famous verb to ear , in the sense of ' to plough , till , cultivate ' ; which
in the form ERIAN was the standard word for ploughing all through the Saxon
period , a word which occurs in Shakspeare , and which in the opening of the ...
Such is that famous verb to ear , in the sense of ' to plough , till , cultivate ' ; which
in the form ERIAN was the standard word for ploughing all through the Saxon
period , a word which occurs in Shakspeare , and which in the opening of the ...
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Thus in Welsh there is the diminutive form cydyn , a little pouch , and the verb
cuddio , to hide , with many allied words ; in Breton there is kód , pocket . The
compound cock - boat is probably a tautological compound , of which the first part
is ...
Thus in Welsh there is the diminutive form cydyn , a little pouch , and the verb
cuddio , to hide , with many allied words ; in Breton there is kód , pocket . The
compound cock - boat is probably a tautological compound , of which the first part
is ...
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The verb gehyrsumian passed away , and instead of it we find the expression to
be buxom , and this yielded to the modern verb to obey . The Saxon lictun was
the mediaeval litten , and the modern churchyard . In this class of instances the ...
The verb gehyrsumian passed away , and instead of it we find the expression to
be buxom , and this yielded to the modern verb to obey . The Saxon lictun was
the mediaeval litten , and the modern churchyard . In this class of instances the ...
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BECUMAN , to come about , whence our modern sense of become : and it was
used with peculiarly telling effect in verbs of privation ; thus NIMAN was to take ,
but BENIMAN was to take away from ; as if to take away round about , with all the
...
BECUMAN , to come about , whence our modern sense of become : and it was
used with peculiarly telling effect in verbs of privation ; thus NIMAN was to take ,
but BENIMAN was to take away from ; as if to take away round about , with all the
...
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