Some adverbs are formed by adding _-e_ to the adjectival form; as _d[=e]p-e_, deeply, from _deep_, A 129; _loud-e_, loudly, from _loud_, A 714. Hence, beside the usual forms _heer_, here, _ther_, there, _wher_, where, _eek_, eke, we find the anomalous forms _her-e_, _ther-e_, _wher-e_, _ek-e_; which we should hardly expect. So also _moste_, E 1714, F 1622, as well as _most_; probably because the word _the_ precedes, which suggested the definite adjectival form, though the word is really used adverbially. Other double forms are _thanne_, _than_, then; _whanne_, _whan_, when. Amongst other forms in _-e_ may be mentioned: _asyde_, _atwinne_, _bihinde_, _bisyde_, _bothe_, _nouthe_, _ofte_, _selde_, _sone_. Remarkable forms are _ther-fore_, _wher-fore_ (see Stratmann). Some forms result from loss of _n_, as _aboute_ from _abouten_; so also _above_, _bifore_ (also _biforn_), _henne_, _inne_, _withoute_; cf. _binethen_, _sithen_. Many adverbs are characterised by the suffix _-es_; as _agates_, _amiddes_, _amonges_, _bisydes_, _bitymes_, _elles_, _nedes_, _togidres_, _unnethes_. So also _hennes_, _thennes_, _whennes_; _ones_, _twyes_, _thryes_. The gen. suffix _-es_ appears clearly in _his thankes_, A 1626. Some adverbs have an internal _-e-_, which is not found in A.S., as in _bold-e-ly_, A.S. _bealdl[=i]ce_; and this _-e-_ counts as a syllable. So also _nedely_, D 968 (but _n[=e]d(e)l['y]_ in B 4434); _softely_, E 323; _trewely_, A 773. So also _semely_, _rudeliche_. Other noteworthy adverbs are: _bet_, better; _fer_, far, comparative _ferre_; _negh_, nigh, _neer_, _ner_, nearer; _leng_, _lenger_, longer; _mo_, more; _more_, more; _uppe_, up. s. 96. PREPOSITIONS AND CONJUNCTIONS. These are given in the Glossary. We may note the occasional use of the form _til_ (usually Northern) for _to_, chiefly before a vowel. Also the use of _ne ... ne_ for neither ... nor; _other ... other_, either ... or; _what ... what_, partly ... partly; _what for ... and_, both for ... and; _what with ... and_, both by ... and. s. 97. CONSTRUCTIONS. Amongst unusual constructions we may particularly note the position of _with_, when used adverbially. In such a case, it is immediately subjoined to the verb, instead of being separated from it as in mod. E. Ex. 'to _shorte with_ your weye,' to shorten your way with, A 791; 'to helen with this hauk,' to heal this hawk with, F 641. Another remarkable construction is seen in such a phrase as 'The kinges meting Pharao,' the dream of king Pharaoh; see note to F 209. At the beginning of a sentence _ther_ frequently means 'where'; it makes all the difference to the sense. s. 98. VERSIFICATION. The structure of English versification has been much obscured by the use of classical terms in senses for which they are ill-adapted, and by artificial and wooden systems of prosody which obscure the natural pronunciation of sentences. In order to prevent all obscurity, the terms employed shall be carefully defined.