The Anglo-Saxon Grammar And Exercise Book: With Inflections, Syntax, Selections For Reading And Glossary (1896) is a comprehensive guide to the grammar and syntax of the Old English language, also known as Anglo-Saxon. Written by Charles Alphonso Smith, this book provides a detailed overview of the inflections and syntax of the language, as well as exercises to help readers practice and reinforce their understanding. The book also includes selections of Anglo-Saxon texts for reading, along with a glossary to aid in the translation of unfamiliar words. Overall, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in learning or studying the Old English language.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Excerpt ounded):[1] #bry:d#, bride. The diphthongs, long and short, have the stress upon the first vowel. The second vowel is obscured, and represents approximately the sound of er in sooner, faster (= soon-uh, fast-uh). The long diphthongs (æ: is not a diphthong proper) are êo, îe, and êa. The sound of êo is approximately reproduced in mayor (= mâ-uh); that of îe in the dissyllabic pronunciation of fear (= fê-uh). But êa = æ:-uh. This diphthong is hardly to be distinguished from ea in pear, bear, etc., as pronounced in the southern section of the United States (= bæ-uh, pæ-uh). 7. The short sounds are nothing more than the long vowels and diphthongs shortened; but the student must at once rid himself of the idea that Modern English red, for example, is the short
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