This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ...subsequently ate, e.g. desolatus, desolat, desolate. The transition of these words from adjectives and participles to verbs is explained by Dr. Murray by a reference to the fact--1 That ' carriageable ' is a very unusual word does not matter at all, the point is that it is formed and that it cannot be ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ...subsequently ate, e.g. desolatus, desolat, desolate. The transition of these words from adjectives and participles to verbs is explained by Dr. Murray by a reference to the fact--1 That ' carriageable ' is a very unusual word does not matter at all, the point is that it is formed and that it cannot be derived from a verb. ' What follows is almost entirely taken from the article in Murray's Dictionary dealing with the suffix. Our excuse for reproducing it is the unavoidably high cost of the work, which places it beyond the reach of the ordinary student, so that a mere reference to it would be useless; and, secondly, that we believe that in Murray's otherwise admirable treatment of the subject, one not unimportant side of the question has been overlooked. To avoid misunderstanding, we ought perhaps to assure the reader that what we give is not simply a copy of the article in question; this will appear to any one who will take the trouble to compare the two. Our object being different, we lay more stress upon some points which are less material to Dr. Murray; we, however, use his facts, and wish to acknowledge our indebtedness. (a) That in Old English verbs had been regularly formed from adjectives: as, hwit, hwitian (' white, ' ' to whiten '); wearm, wearmian (' warm, ' ' to warm, '); etc. (b) That with the loss of the inflections, these verbs became by the fifteenth century identical in form with the adjectives, e.g., to white, to warm. (c) That, as in Latin, so in French, many verbs were formed on adjectives; whence, again, English received many verbs identical in form with their adjectives, e.g., to clear, to humble, to manifest. These verbs, though formed immediately from participial adjectives already existing in English, answered in form
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. 8vo. Blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Lower half of backstrip torn away (not present). Joint between remaining backstrip and front board mostly detached. Wear at top of spine (tear). Corners of boards worn. Section of lower both boards have damage from sticker placement. Internal joint between rear board and leaves has weakened (entact). Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 950grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Octavo, green cloth binding, gilt lettering on backstrip, pencil marks in the margins of a few pages, bumped corners, tightly bound, age toned, text clesn Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1000grams, ISBN:
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