Calendar: 1885-1886 Page 686
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GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE Derive and explain these words recrayed boxome wernard pynynge-stoles mellud moylere graith drewery conynges goliardeys Explain these phrases Rotland sokene foure ordres yhote trusse Paulynes pryaes in date of deuil Point out as many differences as you can between the grammar of Langland's time and ours 10 Describe Langland's metre Mention other works written in it What effect had it on the vocabulary of writers in it When did it go quite out of use IIL Hnglc-J ajroin Give illustrations of the statement that4 slight vocalic change in the form of word will often revolutionise the meaning Distinguish and illustrate the systems of vowel-change known as Ablaut and Umlaut Write down all the parts of the substantive verb In what way can the strong verbs be grouped Write down the 1st person of the piet sing and plur and the past part of era wan geldan scufan ceorfan irnan Make list of the praeterito-prgesentia Mention instances of anomalous comparison In what ways are adverbs formed What is the origin of the so often used Translate with notes SuwiaS hwaet la ne gehyre ge hu myrige lofsangas swegafc on heofenura Deos wyrt man apollinarem and 5rum naman glofwyrt nemneS is ssed et Apollo hi a3rest find an sceolde and hy Escupalio am Isece syllan Da wseron 83gfcer ge swiftran ge unwealtran ge eac hi ran onne ofcru
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