OBSERVATIONS OF THE LANGUAGE OF CHAUCER. 
$8. Exceptions. 
Termination ( felawschipé, 476. 
pest friendschipé (S. freóndscipe), 430. 
(S-scipe). — | lordschip& (S. hl&fordscipe), 1627, 
rh. felawschipe. 
| worschip (S. weorthscipe), 12560. 
( carter, 7122, 7124, 7141. 
: hopper (S. hoppere), 4034, — 
Toss. loveré, 1381? 
sein | nellere 647 940847 OL weg 
nouns, 9167, rh. forbere : miller, 3923, 3993, 
signifying | — 3998, 4008, 4094. 
forthe | outrydere (S. utridere, L. ridere), 166? 
mo Pat | sleper (S. slepere), 16377. 
> wonger (S. wangere), 15320 f, 
| rh. destrer, Fr. destrier. 
It is quite as likely as not that in the third and 
fourth cases cited the final e of mellere was pro- 
nounced. Concerning this doubtful e after -r, see 
further on, § 84. 
$ 9. THIRD DECLENSION oF ANGLO-Saxon 
Nouns. — Neuters. (III. 1.) 
ale (S. ealu, ealo), 343, 669, 13736, 3130 f, 13730 f. 
ancle (S. ancle), 1662. 
mele (S. melu, O. mele), 4040, 3937 f, 4243 f. 
melé, 4051, 4068. 
spere (S. spére, L. spere, sper) 15289, 1641f? 
4879 f? 
` speré, 2712. 
werre (S. werre, L. weorre, werre), 5972, 47f, | 
1449 f: weg, 1289. 
wyte (S. wite, O. wite), 12881 £ 
$ 10. Masculines. (III. 2.) 
lake (S. lacu, lagu, L. lake, lec), 5851 f, 16698 f. 
$11. Feminines. (III. 3.) 
breede (S. brodo), 2918, 1972 f, 13156 f, 15646 f. 
care (S. cearu, L. O. care), 1491£, 4934 f, 14611 f, 
15170 f. 
stree (S. strea), 2920, | 29951, ee x (e before in see), 
pronounced as e: straw (from the other S. form 
straw), 11007. i 
* The length of the gw compounded with this ter- 
mination may perhaps account for the final e being soon 
dropped. 
455 
. elde (S. yldo, also, yld, IT. 3, L. ælde, eid, O. elde), 
6789, 6797, 3883 f. E 
fare (S. faru, L. fare, fore), 1811 f, 4989 f. 
gappe (S. geapu, Bosw.), 1641, 1647 f. 
hele (S. helo, L. hele, O. hele), 1273f, 3104f, 
13531 f. 
hete (S. hzto, L. hate, O. baste), 12448 f, 12506 f, 
13336 f, 13453 f. 
lawe (S. lagu, also, lag, II. 3, L. laze, lawe, O. lazhe), 
911, 4177, 4178, 7471, etc. 
nave (S. nafu), 7848 f. 
nose (S. nasu, nosu), 152, 559, 7846. 
nosé, 123, 2169. 
sake (S. sacu, L. O. sake), 10039, 6945 f, 7299 f, 
7314 f, 8181 f. 
saké, 539, 1319, 1802. 
sawe (S. sagu, L. sage), 1165f, 1528f, 6241 f, 
12619 f. 
schame (S. scamu, O. shame), 12433, 13335, 1557 f, 
3052 f. 
schonde (S. scandu, scondu, O. shande), 15316 f. 
schadwe, shawe (S. sceadu, also II. 2), 4430, 4365 f, 
6968 f: schadwe he, 4450. 
scole (S. scólu), 7768, 9443, 14909, 14915. 
sowe (S. sugu), 2021, — bad line. 
spade (S. spadu, also, spad, II. 3), 555 f. 
tale (S. talu, L. O. tale), 36, 3128, 4466, 5545, 
7253. (29 cases.) 
* talé yit," 13875, e elided before y? 
trouthe (S. tredwdo, L. treouðe, O. trowwpe), 3502, 
6595, 6633, 6986, etc. (16 cases.) 
trouthé, 10959, 11071, 11905: trouth, 10262: in 
all, 4 cases. 
ware (S. waru, Bosw.), 4560 f, 14467 f. 
$12. Exceptions. 
III. 2. soné (S. sunu, L. sune, sone, O. sune), 1965, 
11000, 15669. 
But song, 6733, 7655, 8524, 8552, 12345, 
15016, 15889, 16597, 17250, ete., etc. 
| woodé (S. wudu, L. wude, wode, O. wude), 110, 
15181. 
. dore (S. duru, also, der, II. 3, L. O. dure), 1989, 
13065, 13145, 14624, ete. 
But doré, 2424, 3471, 3482, 3634, etc. 
. highte (S. heahSo), 29211: but 4432, rh. with 
bright (brighte?), 17298, rh. right. 
| mayne, meigne, contracted (S. menigeo, mengeo, 
O. mane), 1260, 7627 f, 10310 f, 14459 f. 
