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... occurs . I cite one or two examples from Piers Plowman : Pro . 176 Ac tho the belle was ybougt , and on the beize hanged , There ne was ratoun in alle the route for alle the rewme of Fraunce , That dorst have ybounden the belle aboute ...
... occurs . I cite one or two examples from Piers Plowman : Pro . 176 Ac tho the belle was ybougt , and on the beize hanged , There ne was ratoun in alle the route for alle the rewme of Fraunce , That dorst have ybounden the belle aboute ...
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... occurs in this way in the main clause : Dial . 330. 13 he hine pa pa na ne ge- mette , papa he eft com to þam baðum ... occurring elsewhere more or less frequently . 1c . đa . . . đa . ... For a general discussion of the meaning and use ...
... occurs in this way in the main clause : Dial . 330. 13 he hine pa pa na ne ge- mette , papa he eft com to þam baðum ... occurring elsewhere more or less frequently . 1c . đa . . . đa . ... For a general discussion of the meaning and use ...
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... occurs most often in BH . , in which it is used about as frequently as the simple da . In Bo . it is by far the commonest form . It is also common in Guth . Its relative frequency in BIH . is another evidence of the latter's archaic ...
... occurs most often in BH . , in which it is used about as frequently as the simple da . In Bo . it is by far the commonest form . It is also common in Guth . Its relative frequency in BIH . is another evidence of the latter's archaic ...
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... occurs with both indicative and optative , as well as with both the present and the preterite tenses . However , naturally enough when we consider the meaning , the optative occurs , for the most part , only in connection with the ...
... occurs with both indicative and optative , as well as with both the present and the preterite tenses . However , naturally enough when we consider the meaning , the optative occurs , for the most part , only in connection with the ...
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... in OE . prose , occurring only in Bo . ( 5 times ) and in CP . ( 33 times ) , and not at all in the poetry , so far as I have been able to discover . Originally , in all probability , one element was felt 22 Chapter 1.
... in OE . prose , occurring only in Bo . ( 5 times ) and in CP . ( 33 times ) , and not at all in the poetry , so far as I have been able to discover . Originally , in all probability , one element was felt 22 Chapter 1.
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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
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