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
Sa = so, p. 21;
sae = so, p. 17.
Sal = shall, pp. 9, 11, 23, 34.
Sall = shall, pp. 8, 22.
Shaued = showed, p. 7.
Shour = shower, p. 10.
Sib = related, p. 21.
Sik = such, pp. 1, 2, 8, 9, 11, 17, 29.
Sillie = wretched, poor, p. 2.
Skuiographie,
probably an invented word, the intention of the author being to
oppose skew or askew to ορθος, straight. It has been suggested
that it may be intended for sciagraphy, σκιαγραφία, also spelt
sciography; but this is improbable, as the meaning of that word,
viz., the art of shadows, including dialling, is so inappropriate
in this passage, p. 2.
Sould = should, pp. 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 22, 28, 29.
Spering = inquiring, p. 18.
Spil = destroy, spoil(?), p. 13;
spill, p. 22.
Spilt = corrupted, spoilt(?), p. 2.
Stack = stuck, p. 2.
Stean = stone, p. 8.
Stiddie = anvil, pp. 12, 17.
“And my imaginations are as foul
As Vulcan’s stithy.”
_Hamlet_, Act iii., sc. 2.
Strang = strong, p. 14.
Sum = some, pp. 8, 9, 10, 21, 34.
Supposit = subject, pp. 30, 31.
Syllab = syllable, pp. 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22;
syllabes, p. 8.
Ben Jonson spells this word _syllabe_ in his English Grammar.
Syne = since, p. 1.
Tal = tale, p. 9.
Tal = tail, p. 9.
Tale = tall, p. 28.
Trow = believe, pp. 13, 18.
Tuae = two, pp. 1, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23.
Tuelfe = twelve, p. 3.
Tuich = touch, pp. 7, 13, 15, 17;
tuiches, p. 11.
Tuiched = touched, pp. 3, 17.
Tuich stone = touchstone, p. 19.
Tyme passing befoer = imperfect tense, pp. 31, 32.
Tyme past befoer = pluperfect tense, pp. 31, 32.
Tyme past els = perfect tense, pp. 31, 32.
Vadimonie = recognisance, p. 22. Lat. _Vadimonium._
Voce = voice, p. 20.
Waet = know, p. 14.
Wait = know, p. 11.
Wald = would, pp. 1, 2, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 30, 31.
Warkes = works, p. 29.
Weer = war, p. 3.
Were = war, p. 20.
Whither = whether, p. 2.
The author in this place uses the letter _w_ instead of _qu_,
although at p. 18 he is so strenuous against its use.
Wrang = wrong, pp. 2, 9, 11.
Ye = yea, p. 14.
Yeld = yield, p. 21.
Early English Text Society.
_Report of the Committee, January, 1865._
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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