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ANALOGIES DES LANGUES 



Voici ce que Caxton nous raconte au sujet 



du vieux substantif cy : 



Common english thaï is spoken in one shire varieth from 



(iiiolher In so much lhat in my days happened 



iliai certain merchants were in a ship in Thames l'or 

 to haie sailed over ihe sea into Zealand, and for lack 

 of wind Ihey tarried at Foreland , and wenl to land for 

 to refresh lliem, and one of them, named Sheffelde, a 

 mercer, came into a house and axed for méat, and espe- 

 cially axed afler egges ; and Ihe good wife answered 

 that she could speak no french, and the merchant 

 was angry, for he could also speak no french , but 

 would hâve had egges, and she understooil him not. 

 And lhan at last anothersaid that he would bave f î/ren; 

 then Ihe good wife said that she underslood him well. 

 Lo! what should a man in thèse days now write, egges 



or eyren? Cerlainly it is hard lo please every man, bg 

 cause of diversity and change of langnage. 



| Titc boke nf Eneydos, in-fol., pré- 

 face. ) 



Eysell, v. angl. Voy. eisel , angl.-sax. eced, 

 v. allcm. ecid, elig, allem. essig, suéd. atlika, 

 angl. vinegar, franc, vinaigre. 



Of bitter eysell, and of bilter wine. 



(Lydgate.) 



God that dyed for us ail, 

 And dranke both eysell and gall. 

 (Old Poëm.) 



potions of eysell. 



(Sbakesp., Sonnets.) 



would drink up esil. 



(H., Hamlet.) 



F. 



Facne, angl.-sax. Voy. 1" gloss., f'acen. 



FjER, angl.-sax.. ânes dœges fœr, Luc, 2, 44, 

 flam, een dagvaerd, franc, une journée, allem. 

 eine tagreise, angl. a day's journey. 



Fair. Voy. 1" gloss., frai/. 



Fallen, v. angl.. flam. voorvallen, allem. vor- 

 fallen, angl.lohappen, to befall, franc, arri- 

 ver, survenir. 



In any cas lhat mighle fallen or hape. 

 (Chalcer.) 



Warning of thinges lhat shaln afler faite. 

 (H.) 



Fan, vane, v. angl., flam. vaen, vaentje, allem. 

 fahne, welterfahne, angl. weather-cock, franc, 

 girouette. 



stormy peple 



And undiscrete, and changing as a fane. 



(Chaucbr.) 



The lowris hie 



With fannis fresh, turning wilh everie winde. 

 (M.) 



a natte blown with ail winds. 



(Shakesp. , Much ado about nothing, 

 act. m.) 



Fange, v. angl.. flam. ontvangen , allem. empfan- 

 gen . angl. to take, to reçoive, franc, recevoir. 



1 nolde (ne wolde) fange a ferlhijng. 



[Vision of Pierce Plowman.) 



Voy. underfengon. 

 Faisand. Voy. wele faraud, flam. welvarend. 



Fahe (to), v. angl. Voy. 1 er gloss., varenet veren; 

 allcm. fahren, angl. to go, franc, aller. 



She thankclh him upon lier knees bare, 

 And home unlo lier husband is she fare. 



(Chabcer.) 



Far, and gà heonon. 



(Ëv. angl.-sax., Luc, lô. 31. 



Exi, et vade bine 



(l'ulgate.) 



Fare foutu (to),ccoss., flam. voort-varen , allcm. 

 fortfahren, angl. toproceed, logo on, franc, 

 avancer, continuer, partir. 



While larks wilh liitle wings 



Fann'd the pure air 

 Tasling the breathing spring, 



Forlh /fare. 



(Bl'RNS.) 



Fare wel (to), v. angl., to speed, to be happy, 

 flam. welvaren, franc, prospérer, être heureux. 



And thus with joye and hope wel to fare 

 Arcite anon unto bis inné is fare. 



^Chai'cbr, Canlerb. Taies . 2157.1 



