The Syntax of the Temporal Clause in Old English Prose |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 53
Page 2
... than what one might call philosophical or speculative . To me the relations of the phenomena of Old English to those presented , on the one hand , by the other Germanic dialects , and , on the other , to those offered by Middle and ...
... than what one might call philosophical or speculative . To me the relations of the phenomena of Old English to those presented , on the one hand , by the other Germanic dialects , and , on the other , to those offered by Middle and ...
Page 12
... than some of the other pos- sible relations of the da - clause to its main verb . So much for the meaning of da ; now let us con- sider its use . My study has established the fact that Ja is used only with the preterite tense of the in ...
... than some of the other pos- sible relations of the da - clause to its main verb . So much for the meaning of da ; now let us con- sider its use . My study has established the fact that Ja is used only with the preterite tense of the in ...
Page 15
... than I have been able to make of this matter would yield more definite and valuable results . Occasionally the da- clause depends on a verb omitted , as in this example : BH . 106. 21 Onhyrede he on þon þa bysene þæs ærestan heordes ...
... than I have been able to make of this matter would yield more definite and valuable results . Occasionally the da- clause depends on a verb omitted , as in this example : BH . 106. 21 Onhyrede he on þon þa bysene þæs ærestan heordes ...
Page 18
... than , OHG . danne . The Middle English forms are panne , denne , thanne , deonne , Jene , Jan , den ; and so the Modern English then . - The meaning of donne is about the same as that of da . That is to say , it is used to introduce a ...
... than , OHG . danne . The Middle English forms are panne , denne , thanne , deonne , Jene , Jan , den ; and so the Modern English then . - The meaning of donne is about the same as that of da . That is to say , it is used to introduce a ...
Page 19
... than two hundred are in the preterite tense . Ælfric also in Gram , when translating the Latin cum , uses da with the preterite , but donne when the tense of the Latin changes to the present . For citations see da1 . As we found to be ...
... than two hundred are in the preterite tense . Ælfric also in Gram , when translating the Latin cum , uses da with the preterite , but donne when the tense of the Latin changes to the present . For citations see da1 . As we found to be ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adverb æfter Ælfric ærest bið biscop Brut Cart Chron connective Crist cyning dæg dæge dæm dær dære dæs dæt daga dative Dial donne ealle Epis Examples follow folc Godes Guth hæfde halga Heliand heora hine hrade hwanne hwonne indeter Index-List of mid Index-List of swa indic instances Latin main clause Mart meaning mid dam mid dy Middle English mode Modern English Mugan næs NOTE noun occurs Otfrid particle Piers Plowman poetry pone ponne preposition psalm and verse quote examples secge sentence siððan sona swa swa Clauses swa swa swide Syntax Tatian temporal clause temporal conjunction texts thiu translates Vesp wære wæron wæs wið Wulf Wülfing þa hwile þæm þær þære þæs þæt þam þan þis þone þonne
Popular passages
Page 110 - Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled/ and the kingdom of God is at hand : repent ye, and believe the Gospel.
Page 34 - Tu mi fai rimembrar dove e qual era Proserpina nel tempo che perdette La madre lei, ed ella primavera. Come si volge, con le piante strette A terra ed intra sè, donna che balli, E piede innanzi piede appena mette; Volsesi in su
Page 34 - A KNIGHT ther was, and that a worthy man, That fro the time that he firste began To riden out, he loved chevalrie, Trouthe and honour, fredom and curtesie.
Page 36 - Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all: after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.
Page 84 - In a gowne of falding to the knee. A daggere hanging on a laas hadde he Aboute his nekke under his arm adoun. The hote somer had maad his hewe al broun; And, certeinly, he was a good felawe. Ful many a draughte of wyn had he y-drawe From Burdeux-ward, whyl that the chapman sleep.
Page 155 - We must get rid of Fear ; we cannot act at all till then. A man's acts are slavish, not true but specious ; his very thoughts are false, he thinks too as a slave and coward, till he have got Fear under his feet.