Of the Orthographie and Congruitie of the Britan Tongue: A Treates, noe shorter than necessarie, for the SchoolesHume, Alexander, schoolmaster
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Of the Orthographie and Congruitie of the Britan Tongue: A Treates, noe shorter than necessarie, for the Schooles
Hume, Alexander, schoolmaster
English language -- Orthography and spelling -- Early works to 1800
Af = of, p. 9.
Af = off, p. 12.
Ald = old, pp. 3, 21, 28.
Amangs = amongst, p. 18.
Ane = a, one.
Angle = angel, p. 33.
Auctoritie = authority, pp. 22, 29.
Aun = own, pp. 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 15.
Awn = own, pp. 11, 18, 20, 30, 31.
Awn = proper, pp. 9, 11, 13, 15.
Awne = proper, p. 14.
Awne = own, p. 10.
Baeth = both, pp. 8, 34.
Bathe = both, p. 17.
Be = by.
Britan = British.
Cald = cold, pp. 30, 33;
caldest, p. 30.
Cales = calls, pp. 10, 22.
Chirt = a squirt, or a squeeze through the teeth, pp. 13, 14.
See Ruddiman’s Glossary to G. Douglas (_chirtand_).
Cold = could, p. 20.
Coples = couples, p. 33.
Corage = courage, p. 20.
Crouse = brisk, p. 28.
Cum = come, pp. 11, 31;
cumes = comes, p. 29.
Devore = devour, p. 20.
Devote = devout, p. 20.
Distinctiones = punctuation, p. 34.
Doon = done, p. 21.
Doting = giving, p. 3.
Earand = errand, p. 8.
Evin = even, p. 29.
Faer = fair, p. 28.
Falt = fault, pp. 15, 20.
Fand = found, p. 1.
Fele = feel, p. 32.
Felles = lowers, p. 22.
Finnes = fineness, p. 2.
Fontan = fountain, p. 11.
Foran = foreign, p. 20.
Frelie = freely, p. 34.
Geve = give, pp. 7, 8, 9, 12, 28, 29.
Gif = if, p. 21.
Glim = glimpse, p. 2.
Gud = good, pp. 2, 18, 21, 28, 29.
Hael = hail, p. 10.
Hald = hold, p. 14;
haldes, p. 29.
Hame = home, p. 2.
Hard = heard, pp. 2, 3, 13, 14, 22, 32.
Hart = heart, p. 33.
Heal = whole, p. 10.
Heer = hear, p. 33.
Here = hear, pp. 31, 32.
Hes = has, pp. 3, 14, 15, 19, 22, 32.
Hes = hast, p. 32.
Hes = have, pp. 20, 22.
Hoat = hot, pp. 18, 30, 33;
hoater, p. 30.
Hoores = hours, p. 31.
Ida, Scotland or Edinburgh, p. 2.
Incurre, _v._ = to run into. Lat. _incurro_, pp. 20, 33.
Ken = know, p. 21.
Kep, _v._ = to intercept, p. 14.
Kepping = receiving in the act of falling, p. 12. _Jamieson._
Knau = know, p. 2.
Knaulege = knowledge, pp. 3, 10;
knawlege, pp. 11, 21.
Knaw = know, pp. 7, 30;
knawe, p. 21;
knawen = known, p. 29.
Laggared = loitered or rested, p. 2.
Lang = long, pp. 9, 14.
Leave = live, p. 32.
Leve = live, pp. 32, 34.
Leving = living, p. 11.
Louse = loose, p. 9.
Lykwayes = likewise, p. 19.
Maer = more, pp. 2, 10.
Maest = most, pp. 1, 2, 16.
Man = must, p. 8.
Mare = more, p. 30.
Mast = most, pp. 30, 32.
Meer = mare, p. 28.
Middes = middle, p. 16.
Mikle = much, pp. 13, 18, 19, 20.
Mint = aim, pressure, p. 18.
Minted = attempted, p. 15.
Moat, probably _moot_, discussion, chat, etc., p. 2. A.S. _mót_.
Moe = more, pp. 16, 19, 21, 27.
Moien = means for attaining an end, p. 2. _Jamieson._ Fr. _moyen_.
Mont = mount, p. 24.
Montan = mountain, pp. 3, 11, 28.
Mynt = aim, pp. 12, 17.
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