 | Joseph Bosworth, George Waring - 1865 - 648 pàgines
...Anglo-Saxons only used one accent, which always indicated the long sound of the vowel over which it was placed. Our complicated system of English vowels arose...seen by the following examples : — Cwen a cween, fet feet, ges geese, etc. : — Die a dike, He like, lim lime, win wine, etc. : — Boc a book, for... | |
 | Joseph Bosworth, George Waring - 1874 - 632 pàgines
...Anglo-Saxons only used one accent, which always indicated the long souud of the vowel over which it was placed. Our complicated system of English vowels arose...adopted, as will be seen by the following examples : — Cweu a cween, fct feet, ges geese, etc. : — Die a dike, lie like, Km lime, win wine, etc. :... | |
 | Joseph Bosworth, George Waring - 1874 - 738 pàgines
...Anglo-Saxons only used one accent, which always indicated the long sound of the vowel over which it was placed. Our complicated system of English vowels arose...their place by a multiplicity of vowels, which we ha\e adopted, as will be seen by the following examples i — Cweu a cween, fet feet, ges geese, ete.... | |
 | 1907 - 638 pàgines
...Anglo-Saxons only used one accent, which always indicated the long sound of tlic vowel over which it was placed. Our complicated system of English vowels arose...adopted, as will be seen by the following examples : — Cwén a cween, fit feet, gés geese, etc. : — Die a dike, lie like, lim lime, win wine, etc.... | |
 | Joseph Bosworth, George Waring - 1907 - 636 pàgines
...Anglo-Saxons only used one accent, which always indicated the long sound of the vowel over which it was placed. Our complicated system of English vowels arose...scribes, who first confused the Anglo-Saxon accents, aud then attempted to supply their place by a multiplicity of vowels, which we have adopted, as will... | |
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