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... England v and z are used instead of f and s , as vinger ( finger ) , zing ( sing ) . Languages of the same class exhibit a similar partiality ; thus , where we have d and 46 HISTORICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR . [ Chap . Grimm's 29.
... England v and z are used instead of f and s , as vinger ( finger ) , zing ( sing ) . Languages of the same class exhibit a similar partiality ; thus , where we have d and 46 HISTORICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR . [ Chap . Grimm's 29.
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... sing . of verbs , as love - th , is another form of our demonstrative the , tha - t . 73. That which was not originally an inflexion often by usage becomes one . Thus the vowel change in the plural of nouns , and in the past tense of ...
... sing . of verbs , as love - th , is another form of our demonstrative the , tha - t . 73. That which was not originally an inflexion often by usage becomes one . Thus the vowel change in the plural of nouns , and in the past tense of ...
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... sing , bind , & c . This is an erroneous view . The O.E. sang , band , show that these words are the roots of which sing and bind are weakened forms . 74. The same word has sometimes come to have two different forms , with different ...
... sing , bind , & c . This is an erroneous view . The O.E. sang , band , show that these words are the roots of which sing and bind are weakened forms . 74. The same word has sometimes come to have two different forms , with different ...
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... before the eleventh cen- tury . In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries we find it taking place in the dative case of nouns , wif ( nom . ) , wive ( dative ) , and in the plural of adjectives def ( sing . ) VII . ] 71 NUMBER OF NOUNS .
... before the eleventh cen- tury . In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries we find it taking place in the dative case of nouns , wif ( nom . ) , wive ( dative ) , and in the plural of adjectives def ( sing . ) VII . ] 71 NUMBER OF NOUNS .
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... ( sing . ) deve ( pl . ) deaf . It seems that f between two vowels was pronounced as v . Cp . O.E. heafod , E. E. ... Sing . a . Plural , e . 00 . ou . Sing . man , O.E. man . foot , O.E. fôt . goose , O.E. gôs . tooth , O.E. tôth . mouse ...
... ( sing . ) deve ( pl . ) deaf . It seems that f between two vowels was pronounced as v . Cp . O.E. heafod , E. E. ... Sing . a . Plural , e . 00 . ou . Sing . man , O.E. man . foot , O.E. fôt . goose , O.E. gôs . tooth , O.E. tôth . mouse ...
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