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Of the follo^ving■ the substantivation depends upon the 

 context : 



Which that hath the schorlest schal begynne. Cant. Tales : Pro- 

 logue, 836. — And cowde a certeyn of conclusiouns. Milleres 

 Tale, 7. — of stedes in my stalle Go chese thee the best. Cokes 

 Tale of Gamelyn, 180. — For trusteth wel it is an impossible 

 That any clerk schal speke. Prologue of the Wyf of Bathe, 

 688. — al the revers seyn of his sentence. Nonne Prestes Tale, 

 157. — Of alle happes the alderhest, The gladdest and the moste 

 at reste. Boke of the Duchesse, 1278. — And if the next thou 

 wolt forsake. Romaunt of the Rose, 2822. — Peyne the not eche 

 crooked to redresse. Good Counseil of Chaucer, 8. 



In addition to the above examples, the following also occur: 

 worst, lesse, many smale maketh a gret, with the first and with 

 the ^^^^, the renicnant. 



6. Numeral adjectives as substantives. The use of the nu- 

 meral as a substantive is very common in Chaucer. 



(a) Numerals used as personal substantives. 



to that on as well as to that other. Cokes Tale of Gamelyn, 39. — 

 (Chaucer's use of these two words would indicate that even in 

 the XIV century very little of their numerical value remained.) 

 Adam felde tzueyne and Gamelyn felde thre. ibid. 593. — a thou- 

 sand million rejoising love. Court of Love, 589. — on of the 

 tzveye. Troylus and Cryseyde. Bk. I. 493. 



(&) Numerals used adverbially. 



they dalten it in tzvo. Cokes Tale of Gamelyn, 45. — and then at 

 erste. Troylus and Cryseyde. Bk. IV. 1203. — and parted hem in 

 foure anoon. Romaunt of the Rose, 7749. — As though your herte 

 anoon in tzvo wolde breste. Praise of Women, 53. 



(c) Numerals referring to time. 



Er it be fully prime of day. Tale of Sir Thopas, 114. 



7. Pronominal adjectives as Substantives. 



Mystruste alle or elles alle leve. Troylus and Cryseyde. Bk. III. 

 688. — And he that mover is of alle. Hoits of Fame. Bk. I. 81. — 

 Fewe was ther that night that slept. Swich an other for to 

 make. Hous of Fame. Bk. III. 81. 



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