The Philology of the English TongueClarendon Press, 1880 - 700 pagine |
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Pagina 27
... character of modern Scottish , and cast it in a permanent mould , just as his contemporary Chaucer did for our English language . Again , in the eighteenth century there was a brilliant re- vival of the Anglian dialect , out of which ...
... character of modern Scottish , and cast it in a permanent mould , just as his contemporary Chaucer did for our English language . Again , in the eighteenth century there was a brilliant re- vival of the Anglian dialect , out of which ...
Pagina 42
... character of those which the two races have severally contributed to it . Thus we should confidently conclude that the Norman was the ruling race , from the noticeable fact that all the words of dignity , state , honour , and pre ...
... character of those which the two races have severally contributed to it . Thus we should confidently conclude that the Norman was the ruling race , from the noticeable fact that all the words of dignity , state , honour , and pre ...
Pagina 52
John Earle. CHARACTER OF A GOOD MONK . Forr himm birrp beon full clene mann , and all wipputenn ahhte , Buttan þatt mann himm findenn shall unnorne mete and wæde . And tær iss all batt eorplig þing þatt minnstremann birrp aghenn ...
John Earle. CHARACTER OF A GOOD MONK . Forr himm birrp beon full clene mann , and all wipputenn ahhte , Buttan þatt mann himm findenn shall unnorne mete and wæde . And tær iss all batt eorplig þing þatt minnstremann birrp aghenn ...
Pagina 56
... character- istic , and that is , the facility with which it disparaged good and respectable words . 55. Villan was simply a French class - name , by which a humble order of men was designated ; ceorl was a Saxon name of like import ...
... character- istic , and that is , the facility with which it disparaged good and respectable words . 55. Villan was simply a French class - name , by which a humble order of men was designated ; ceorl was a Saxon name of like import ...
Pagina 58
... character . The date is about A.D. 1250. As a specimen of the language , we may quote the selling of Joseph : - de chapmen skiuden here fare , in to Egipte ledden dat ware ; wid Putifar de kinges stiward , he maden swide bigetel forward ...
... character . The date is about A.D. 1250. As a specimen of the language , we may quote the selling of Joseph : - de chapmen skiuden here fare , in to Egipte ledden dat ware ; wid Putifar de kinges stiward , he maden swide bigetel forward ...
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