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clxxviii Chapter XIV.—The Inflection of the Speculum.
(apocope) 515; abouten 196; aboue 908; Oute 490; ofte 493, 499,
1020. Through analogy eke 436, 584, 681 ; but elc : (fet) 439.
Assuming directly the form of an adjective ending in -e occurs :
swi\e 4, 236, 578, 630, 736, 879. Of another class are adverbs
formed by composition of the simple adjective stem with O.E. -lice :
aperteliche 385; sofliche : openliche 442; Kindeliche 817, but Hol-
liche 353 ; sikerliche 373 ; Bodiliche 375 ; Rihtfulliche 458. witerli:
(comforti) 687 ; sikerli : (empti) 1002. Adverbs without correspond-
ing adjectives : pt (O.E. giet, gyt) 851 ; eftsone : (done) 851 ; sone :
(bone) 987 ; sone 903. Oblique cases of adjectives employed as
adverbs are from the accusative : inouh : (droull) 43 ; inouh 305 ; ful
66, 517, 632; heie : (eip) 387 ; heie 632.
A genitive as introductory element of a compound word occurs :
elles (wher) 176, 780. Derived from substantives are alday 342 ;
forsake 391; adoun 842 ; adoun : (lioun) 261; by day and niht 475,
represents adverbial construction of this class, sore (original form
with i- umlaut, Sievers, § 237, 2) offers illustration of an instrumental
used adverbially. Adverbs from prepositions are: inne : (sinne) 731;
onne 267. Adverbs of place are: where 176; her 197, 220; here
296; \er 322. Of time notice 107; notch 348; ]>anne 199, 283,
395 is very frequent. A numeral adjective, Ene is used by the poet.
Cf. ene : (dene) 366, 815, and bidene 191; Enes (gen.) 939.
Comparison of adverbs. Comparative: betre 78, 937; erere (comp,
of ar, preserved by MS. Ax alone) 140, 168; inwardlichere 321;
clannere 820, 828; lasse 536; more : (ore) 90, : (lore) 739, 854, etc.;
mo : (ferfro) 128. Superlative : (Aller) fur st 70.
Formal adverbial expressions occur : ful iwis 165, 285, 337, 503,
723; mid iwisse 309, 689 ; on heih 633; On ydel 568, 668; for
euere mo 240; uidoute fable 525; widoute nay 252, 258; fer and
ner 216 ; lude and stille 584, 706, 891.
II. CONJUGATION.
THE VERB.
In the classification of strong and weak verbs with resulting
methods of tense-formation, the Speculum does not differ materially
from the normal text of the period, whose master was Chaucer. The
study of the inflection of the verb with reference to the syllabic value
of final -e is of peculiar importance and interest. The copyists are
often in disagreement regarding the poet’s inflectional forms, and
absolute proof is wanting for some specific illustrations.
(apocope) 515; abouten 196; aboue 908; Oute 490; ofte 493, 499,
1020. Through analogy eke 436, 584, 681 ; but elc : (fet) 439.
Assuming directly the form of an adjective ending in -e occurs :
swi\e 4, 236, 578, 630, 736, 879. Of another class are adverbs
formed by composition of the simple adjective stem with O.E. -lice :
aperteliche 385; sofliche : openliche 442; Kindeliche 817, but Hol-
liche 353 ; sikerliche 373 ; Bodiliche 375 ; Rihtfulliche 458. witerli:
(comforti) 687 ; sikerli : (empti) 1002. Adverbs without correspond-
ing adjectives : pt (O.E. giet, gyt) 851 ; eftsone : (done) 851 ; sone :
(bone) 987 ; sone 903. Oblique cases of adjectives employed as
adverbs are from the accusative : inouh : (droull) 43 ; inouh 305 ; ful
66, 517, 632; heie : (eip) 387 ; heie 632.
A genitive as introductory element of a compound word occurs :
elles (wher) 176, 780. Derived from substantives are alday 342 ;
forsake 391; adoun 842 ; adoun : (lioun) 261; by day and niht 475,
represents adverbial construction of this class, sore (original form
with i- umlaut, Sievers, § 237, 2) offers illustration of an instrumental
used adverbially. Adverbs from prepositions are: inne : (sinne) 731;
onne 267. Adverbs of place are: where 176; her 197, 220; here
296; \er 322. Of time notice 107; notch 348; ]>anne 199, 283,
395 is very frequent. A numeral adjective, Ene is used by the poet.
Cf. ene : (dene) 366, 815, and bidene 191; Enes (gen.) 939.
Comparison of adverbs. Comparative: betre 78, 937; erere (comp,
of ar, preserved by MS. Ax alone) 140, 168; inwardlichere 321;
clannere 820, 828; lasse 536; more : (ore) 90, : (lore) 739, 854, etc.;
mo : (ferfro) 128. Superlative : (Aller) fur st 70.
Formal adverbial expressions occur : ful iwis 165, 285, 337, 503,
723; mid iwisse 309, 689 ; on heih 633; On ydel 568, 668; for
euere mo 240; uidoute fable 525; widoute nay 252, 258; fer and
ner 216 ; lude and stille 584, 706, 891.
II. CONJUGATION.
THE VERB.
In the classification of strong and weak verbs with resulting
methods of tense-formation, the Speculum does not differ materially
from the normal text of the period, whose master was Chaucer. The
study of the inflection of the verb with reference to the syllabic value
of final -e is of peculiar importance and interest. The copyists are
often in disagreement regarding the poet’s inflectional forms, and
absolute proof is wanting for some specific illustrations.