The English Language in Its Elements and Forms: With a History of Its Origin and Development : Designed for Use in Colleges and Schools |
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... king- doms and provinces in which it was once spoken , different portions of the parent speech have been abandoned or pre- served . " Hence it follows that the primitive language of Scandinavia , or " Danska Tunge , " does not exist ...
... king- doms and provinces in which it was once spoken , different portions of the parent speech have been abandoned or pre- served . " Hence it follows that the primitive language of Scandinavia , or " Danska Tunge , " does not exist ...
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... Vortigern , the most powerful of the Brit- ish kings , in A.D. 449 invited Hengist and Horsa , with their followers , to fight his battles . " Then , sad relief , from the bleak coast 42 THE HISTORICAL ELEMENTS . The Anglo-Saxon Element.
... Vortigern , the most powerful of the Brit- ish kings , in A.D. 449 invited Hengist and Horsa , with their followers , to fight his battles . " Then , sad relief , from the bleak coast 42 THE HISTORICAL ELEMENTS . The Anglo-Saxon Element.
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... kings ; under Elrian , Owen , and Prince Arthur , with his knights of the round table , cel- ebrated by the British bards . To escape from the exterminating sword of their enemies , the natives , as soon as they saw that resistance was ...
... kings ; under Elrian , Owen , and Prince Arthur , with his knights of the round table , cel- ebrated by the British bards . To escape from the exterminating sword of their enemies , the natives , as soon as they saw that resistance was ...
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... king of Wessex , defeated and made tributary all the other Saxon kings . The most distinguished of the West Saxon kings was Alfred , who , to remarkable prowess in war , united a taste for letters . He not only drew learned men from ...
... king of Wessex , defeated and made tributary all the other Saxon kings . The most distinguished of the West Saxon kings was Alfred , who , to remarkable prowess in war , united a taste for letters . He not only drew learned men from ...
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... kings , occupying the space of twenty - six years , the crown returned to the line of Saxon kings in the person of Edward the Confessor . A few years back the current opinion was against the doc- trine that there was much Danish in ...
... kings , occupying the space of twenty - six years , the crown returned to the line of Saxon kings in the person of Edward the Confessor . A few years back the current opinion was against the doc- trine that there was much Danish in ...
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accent adjective adverb alphabet ancient Anglo Anglo-Saxon Article breath called Celtic Celts Classical combination compound CONSONANT SOUNDS contradistinction Danish Dative declension denotes derived dialect Diphthong Dutch ejection element elementary sound England English language etymological express father Feminine French Frisian gender Genitive German glish Gothic language Grammar Greek guage human voice inflection Italian king Latin language Latin word Lithuanic loved Masculine Maso-Gothic meaning Middle English mode modern mute natural Norman Conquest Norse nouns Old English origin Orthoepy Orthography Participle Past Tense person plural number Preposition Preterite pronounced pronunciation race represents Roman Sanscrit Saxon Scandinavian Semi-Saxon Shemitic simple single Singular SmiĆ°um sometimes sonant sound of sh speech spelling Subjunctive Substantive surd syllable taken termination Teutonic th in thin thee thine things thou tion tive tongue verbs vocal voice vowel Vowel sounds Wegferende whence