The Philology of the English TongueClarendon Press, 1880 - 700 pagine |
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... common to many languages , with the ultimate aim of seeking that which is universal and .essential to all . The position which our language assumes in the com- parative scheme , is remarkable and peculiar . Starting as one of the purest ...
... common to many languages , with the ultimate aim of seeking that which is universal and .essential to all . The position which our language assumes in the com- parative scheme , is remarkable and peculiar . Starting as one of the purest ...
Pagina 19
... , and it is the common word for river in Wales to this day . So again with regard to that large class of river - names which are merely variations of the one name Isca — Usk C 2 DOMESTIC RELATIONS . 19 Domestic Relations.
... , and it is the common word for river in Wales to this day . So again with regard to that large class of river - names which are merely variations of the one name Isca — Usk C 2 DOMESTIC RELATIONS . 19 Domestic Relations.
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... common to us with the German , Dutch , Danish , & c . The words alder , apple , ash , aspen , beam , bean , beech , bere , birch , bloom , blossom , bramble , clover , corn , elm , flax , grass , holt , leek , lime , moss , nightshade ...
... common to us with the German , Dutch , Danish , & c . The words alder , apple , ash , aspen , beam , bean , beech , bere , birch , bloom , blossom , bramble , clover , corn , elm , flax , grass , holt , leek , lime , moss , nightshade ...
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... common preposition in Saxon , but its area of incidence is different . We often find that an Anglo- Saxon on cannot be rendered by the same preposition in modern English , e . g . ' Pone þe he geseah on pære cyrcan , ' Whom he saw in ...
... common preposition in Saxon , but its area of incidence is different . We often find that an Anglo- Saxon on cannot be rendered by the same preposition in modern English , e . g . ' Pone þe he geseah on pære cyrcan , ' Whom he saw in ...
Pagina 57
... common hasardour . Canterbury Tales , 12,522 . It is a comfort to observe that even a word may outlive a bad reputation . The word hazard , though still a gambling term in the last century , has now little association with disorderly ...
... common hasardour . Canterbury Tales , 12,522 . It is a comfort to observe that even a word may outlive a bad reputation . The word hazard , though still a gambling term in the last century , has now little association with disorderly ...
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