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Pagina 59
The change may be well illustrated by the numeral five , Saxon fife ; where the
first f stands unaltered , but the second has been transformed to v . The fact is that
the break in the continuity of our literary language opened the way for much of ...
The change may be well illustrated by the numeral five , Saxon fife ; where the
first f stands unaltered , but the second has been transformed to v . The fact is that
the break in the continuity of our literary language opened the way for much of ...
Pagina 88
The Saxonu is transformed into the French ou as in iung , young ; þruh , trough :
or the o and u stand apart in the modern word , as when tunge becomes tongue .
One of the most remarkable changes which took place in the transition from ...
The Saxonu is transformed into the French ou as in iung , young ; þruh , trough :
or the o and u stand apart in the modern word , as when tunge becomes tongue .
One of the most remarkable changes which took place in the transition from ...
Pagina 92
... and we find whilst standing for during . Thus in the Cursor Mundi ( about 1320 )
we read : ' Bot quils þai slepand lai in bedd . ' That is , But whilst they sleeping lay
in bed . ' This peculiarity of the conjunction while may serve as an indication ...
... and we find whilst standing for during . Thus in the Cursor Mundi ( about 1320 )
we read : ' Bot quils þai slepand lai in bedd . ' That is , But whilst they sleeping lay
in bed . ' This peculiarity of the conjunction while may serve as an indication ...
Pagina 129
... Many words can be quoted in which it has remained unaltered from Saxon
times : e.g. and , bake , can , fare , hare , hale , hawk , lade , lake , land , make ,
man , name , sake , shake , sallow , stand , staple , saddle , stare , tame , wan ,
wake .
... Many words can be quoted in which it has remained unaltered from Saxon
times : e.g. and , bake , can , fare , hare , hale , hawk , lade , lake , land , make ,
man , name , sake , shake , sallow , stand , staple , saddle , stare , tame , wan ,
wake .
Pagina 145
To the Danish it is ungenial ; they have dropped it in words where it is of ancient
standing , and where we have it in common with the Germans , as in week , wool
, wolf , & c . , which the Danes call uge , uld , ulf , & c . The Germans do in fact ...
To the Danish it is ungenial ; they have dropped it in words where it is of ancient
standing , and where we have it in common with the Germans , as in week , wool
, wolf , & c . , which the Danes call uge , uld , ulf , & c . The Germans do in fact ...
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accent adjective adverb already altered ancient appears become beginning belongs called cause century character Chaucer close common compared compound conjunction continued dialect distinction early effect element English example existence expression fact familiar flexion French function German give grammatical Greek habit hand idea illustration indicate infinitive inflections instances interjection kind King language Latin less letter literature look lost manner means mind nature never noun observe once original passed perhaps period person philological plural poetry position preposition present probably pronoun pronunciation Queene reader reason regard represented retained Saxon seems seen sense sentence sometimes sort sound speak speech spelling stand strong substantive syllable symbolic taken term thing thou thought tion traces translation true verb vowel whole word writing written