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gyt, yet, hitherto, moreover, still, as yet.

heáh, high.

heónon, hence, from hence ;-heónon-forth, henceforth. hér, here, now, at this time;-hér-aefter, hereafter. hider, hither;-hider-weard, hitherward.

hindan, behind ;-hindan-weard, hindward.

hólenga, in vain.

hrathe, quickly, soon, RATH.

hú, how, in what manner.

hugu, a little, but a little, scarcely, at least.

húmeta, how, in what manner.

huru, at least, at all events, yet, only, indeed, especially.

hwaene, somewhat, almost, a little, scarcely.

hwaenne, when.

hwaer, where.

hwaet, besides, in short, indeed, moreover, but yet.

hwaethre, whether.

hwider, whither.

hwon, a little, a little while, rarely.

hwónan, whence, where.

hwý, why, wherefore, for what, indeed.

innan, within, inwardly ;-innan-weard, inward.

laes, less.

lange, long, a long time.

litlum, with little, in pieces, by degrees.

lungre, immediately, forthwith.

má, more; rather, of more value; afterward.

maelum, in parts, with its compounds, such as "bitmaelum," in parts, piecemeal, by degrees; "dael-maelum," id.; "drop-maelum," by drops, drop by drop; "limmaelum," limb by limb; "stycce-maelum," piece by piece, by little and little, by degrees; and the like.

maest, most, more than.

middan, in the midst.

ná, no, not.

naefre, never.

naes, not.

ná-hwaer, nowhere.

ná-hwánan, never, nowhere, from no time, or place.

ná-laes, no less, not only.

nalles, not at all, not, no.

náte, not.

ne, not, nay, by no means. neáh, nigh, near, almost.

neán, nearly, almost.

neothan, beneath, downward;-neothe-weard, downward. nese, nay, not, no.

nin, not, no.

nither, down, downward, below;-nither-weard, downward.

nó-wiht, by no means, not.

nú, now, still, since, then.

oft, oft, often.

on-án, in one, once for all, continually.

on-gean, again.

on-hinder, backward, behind.

oth, until, even to, as far as.

recene, quickly, soon, immediately, speedily.

sámod, also, likewise, together.

sció, hence.

seld, seldom, rarely.

síde, far, widely.

sith, late, lately, afterward.

siththan, afterward, after that, then, thenceforth, since,

further, moreover, successively, in order.

sneome, suddenly, quickly, immediately, readily.

sona, soon, immediately, forthwith.

stille, still.

sum-hwile, somewhile, sometime.

sunder, asunder, apart.

svá, so, thus.

swithe, very, much, very much, greatly.

symle, always, ever, constantly, continually. téla, well, rightly.

tó, too, also.

tó-efenes, along, evenly, plainly.

túwa, twice.

thá, then, until, while, whilst, when, as.

thaer, there; where, whither.

thaes, of this, for this, so far, so much so, thus, since, that, whereby, whereof.

thaet, from that place, thence, only.

thánon, thence, whence.

thónne, then, immediately, when, since, whilst, afterward. thriwa, thrice, three times.

thus, thus, so.

thyder, thither;-thyder-weard, thitherward.

ufan, above, high, upward, from above.

up, up, upward;-upweardes, upward.

út, out, without, abroad;-úte-weard, outward. útan, outward, without, outwardly.

weald, perhaps.

weás, by chance, accidentally.

wel, well, much, enough, truly, plainly.

with-ufan, above, from above.

with-útan, without.

COMPARISON OF ADVERBS.

§ 411. Many Adverbs, especially those which end in -e and -lice, admit of comparison. In that case, the final vowel of the positive is cut off, and the syllables -or and -ost are added respectively for the comparative and superlative; as, "raeth-e," soon, 'rath-or," sooner, "rath-ost," soonest;

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riht-lice," justly, "rihtlic-or," more justly, “ribtlie-ost,' most justly.

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§ 412. Some are irregular in forming the comparative and superlative degrees; as, "wel," well, "bet," better, "betst," best; "yfele," badly, "wyrs," worse, "wyrrest,"

worst.

CHAPTER IX.

PREPOSITIONS.

§ 413. Prepositions in Anglo-Saxon govern different cases, and some of them two or more. They govern, 1. The Dative; 2. The Accusative; 3. The Genitive, or the Dative; 4. The Dative, or the Accusative; and, 5. The Genitive, the Dative, or the Accusative.

1. The Prepositions which govern the Dative are:—

Aefter, after, for, on account of, according to, through, over. efter.

Aer, ere, before.

Aet, at, to, next, with, against, in; of, from.

actt.

1 bet, bett, abet.

2 wyrs, wirs. Perhaps no other than the Genitive of the Old Positive "weor," sc. "weores," changed, in the lapse of time, to the comparative signification, like "bet," and "laes." See § 93, Note 1. 1 Those which govern the Dative, or the Genitive, may also be found with the Old Ablative.

"We have thought it better, in giving the different forms of the Prepositions, to deviate from our common rule in placing such by themselves.

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Baeftan, after, behind; without.

be-aeftan.

beftan.

aeftan.

eftan.

Be, of, from, about, touching, concerning; for, because of,

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