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Page xxxiii
... ( Prol . 1. 47. ) 1. In Anglo - Saxon , fæder , bróthor , dohtor , took no inflexion in the genitive singular : this explains such phrases as ' fader day , ' ' fader soule , ' ' brother sone , ' ' doughter name . ' 2. The following ...
... ( Prol . 1. 47. ) 1. In Anglo - Saxon , fæder , bróthor , dohtor , took no inflexion in the genitive singular : this explains such phrases as ' fader day , ' ' fader soule , ' ' brother sone , ' ' doughter name . ' 2. The following ...
Page xxxiv
... ( Prol . 1. 9. ) Adjectives of more than one syllable , and dicatively , mostly drop the -e in the plural . adjectives used pre- Some few adjectives of Romance origin form the plural in -es ; as ' places delitables ? .. DEMONSTRATIVES . 1 ...
... ( Prol . 1. 9. ) Adjectives of more than one syllable , and dicatively , mostly drop the -e in the plural . adjectives used pre- Some few adjectives of Romance origin form the plural in -es ; as ' places delitables ? .. DEMONSTRATIVES . 1 ...
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... ) Which has often the sense of what , what sort of : — ' Which a miracle ther bifel anoon . ' ( Knightes Tale , 1817 ; see Prol . I. 40. ) It is not used exactly as a relative , as C 2 CHAUCER'S GRAMMAR . XXXV PRONOUNS. ...
... ) Which has often the sense of what , what sort of : — ' Which a miracle ther bifel anoon . ' ( Knightes Tale , 1817 ; see Prol . I. 40. ) It is not used exactly as a relative , as C 2 CHAUCER'S GRAMMAR . XXXV PRONOUNS. ...
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... ( Prol . 1. 184. ) ( Knightes Tale , 522. ) 6. That is a relative pronoun , but it is often used with the personal pronouns , in the following manner : - ( a ) That he who . ' A knight ther was , and that a worthy man , That fro the tyme ...
... ( Prol . 1. 184. ) ( Knightes Tale , 522. ) 6. That is a relative pronoun , but it is often used with the personal pronouns , in the following manner : - ( a ) That he who . ' A knight ther was , and that a worthy man , That fro the tyme ...
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... ( Prol . II . 70 , 71. ) But ( only ) takes a negative before it ; as , ' I nam but deed . ' ( Knightes Tale , 1. 416. ) 8. As , used before in , to , for , by , of , considering , with re- spect to , so far as concerns . See Prol . 1. 87 ...
... ( Prol . II . 70 , 71. ) But ( only ) takes a negative before it ; as , ' I nam but deed . ' ( Knightes Tale , 1. 416. ) 8. As , used before in , to , for , by , of , considering , with re- spect to , so far as concerns . See Prol . 1. 87 ...
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