The Elements of Anglo-Saxon Grammar: With Copious Notes Illustrating the Structure of the Saxon and the Formation of the English Language : and a Grammatical Praxis with a Literal English Version : to which are Prefixed, Remarks on the History and Use of the Anglo-Saxon, and an Introduction, on the Origin and Progress of Alphabetic Writing, with Critical RemarksHarding, Mavor, and Lepard, 1823 - 332 pages |
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adjective adjectived Adverbs ælc alliteration alphabet ancient Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon language anpeald beon Boet Cædmon called century consonants Dær Dano-Saxon Dative Declension denote derived ealle English Etym Etymology expressed feminine fultum gender genitive Gothic Gothic alphabet Grammar Greek Hebrew heopa Hickes Hickes's hine hpæt imperative mood Indefinite Tense infinitive mood inflection king language Latin letters mæg Matt metrical complement miht modern Neut neuter Note nouns origin orthography pæne pæɲon pær past tense perf perfect participle Perfect Tense periphrasis person Phoenician PLUR plural poetry polde prefixed prepositions pron pronouns Rask's recze Roman Saxon sentence signifies SING singular sometimes sound SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD substantive syllable termination thee thing thou tion Uncial verb verse vowel words writing written þam þing
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