The Philology of the English TongueClarendon Press, 1871 - 599 pagine |
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Pagina 8
... observation , that these languages have no ancient and domestic name by which they are characterized , except that of the Northern ( Norræna ) Speech . This seems like an internal testimony that they are the northern branch of the Low ...
... observation , that these languages have no ancient and domestic name by which they are characterized , except that of the Northern ( Norræna ) Speech . This seems like an internal testimony that they are the northern branch of the Low ...
Pagina 21
... observe , because the bulk of popular tree and plant names are common to us with the German , Dutch , Danish , & c . The words tree , beam , holt , wood , oak , ash , elm , birch , beech , aspen , lime , yew , alder , thorn , bramble ...
... observe , because the bulk of popular tree and plant names are common to us with the German , Dutch , Danish , & c . The words tree , beam , holt , wood , oak , ash , elm , birch , beech , aspen , lime , yew , alder , thorn , bramble ...
Pagina 32
... observe in the first place , that terminations in the elder speech are replaced by prepositions in the younger . ' Upahafenum eagum ' is ' with uplifted eyes , ' and ' apenedum earmum ' is ' with outstretched arms ' ; and the infinitive ...
... observe in the first place , that terminations in the elder speech are replaced by prepositions in the younger . ' Upahafenum eagum ' is ' with uplifted eyes , ' and ' apenedum earmum ' is ' with outstretched arms ' ; and the infinitive ...
Pagina 33
... observation . They are found in our oldest extant writings spelt just as we now spell them . There are others , on the contrary , which have long been D obsolete and forgotten , for which new words have been OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 33.
... observation . They are found in our oldest extant writings spelt just as we now spell them . There are others , on the contrary , which have long been D obsolete and forgotten , for which new words have been OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 33.
Pagina 34
... observation . Man Even there , however , alteration has taken place . spells in old Saxon as in modern English , but yet it has altered in grammatical habit , in application , and in con- vertible use . In grammatical habit it has ...
... observation . Man Even there , however , alteration has taken place . spells in old Saxon as in modern English , but yet it has altered in grammatical habit , in application , and in con- vertible use . In grammatical habit it has ...
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