CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Introduction. 1 
I. The Nature and the Origin of the Infinitive in the Indo-Germanic 
Languages . 1 
II. The Nature and the Origin of the Infinitive in the Germanic Languages, 
Especially in Anglo-Saxon. 1 
III. The Uses of the Infinitive in Anglo-Saxon. 2 
IV. The Position of the Infinitive in Anglo-Saxon. 6 
V. The Voice of the Infinitive in Anglo-Saxon. 6 
CHAPTER I. 
The Subjective Infinitive. 7 
A. The Active Infinitive. 7 
1. With Active Finite Verb. 7 
Uninflected Only. 7 
Inflected Only. 8 
Uninflected and Inflected Each. 14 
2. With Passive Verbs. 18 
3. Differentiation of the Two Infinitives. 20 
B. The Passive Infinitive. 26 
C. Notes. 27 
CHAPTER II. 
The Objective Infinitive. 28 
A. The Active Infinitive. 28 
1. With Active Finite Verb . 28 
General Statement. 28 
Uninflected Only. 31 
General Statement. 31 
With Verbs of Commanding. 31 
With Verbs of Causing and Permitting. 33 
With Verbs of Sense Perception. 34 
With Verbs of Mental Perception .. 35 
With Verbs of Beginning, Delaying, and Ceasing. 35 
With Verbs of Inclination and of Will. 36 
Alphabetic List of Verbs. 36 
Inflected Only. 37 
General Statement. 37 
With Verbs of Commanding. 37 
With Verbs of Permitting. 37 
With Verbs of Mental Perception. 38 
With Verbs of Beginning, Delaying, and Ceasing. 40 
With Verbs of Inclination and of Will. 41 
With Other Verbs. 43 
Alphabetic List of Verbs. 43 
Uninflected and Inflected Each . 44 
General Statement. 44 
With Verbs of Commanding. 45 
With Verbs of Permitting. 46 
With Verbs of Mental Perception . 47 
With Verbs of Beginning, Delaying, and Ceasing. 50 
With Verbs of Inclination and of Will. 54 
Alphabetic List of Verbs. 58 
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