The Ormulum. The English Proclamation of
Henry III. (_see the facsimile_). Robert Mannyng of Brunne (Bourn).
West Midland. The Prose Psalter. William of Palerne. The Pearl and
Alliterative Poems. Sir Gawayne and the Grene Knight.
IX. FOREIGN ELEMENTS IN THE DIALECTS. Words from Norman, Italian,
Spanish, Dutch, etc. Celtic. List of Celtic words. Examples of
Latin words. Greek words. Hebrew words. List of Scandinavian
words. French words. Anglo-French words; _gauntree_. Literary
French words, as used in dialects.
X. LATER HISTORY OF THE DIALECTS. Spenser. John Fitzherbert. Thomas
Tusser. Skinner's Etymologicon (Lincolnshire words). John Ray.
Dialect glossaries. Dr Ellis on Early English Pronunciation. The
English Dialect Society. The English Dialect Dictionary. The
English Dialect Grammar.
XI. THE MODERN DIALECTS. Prof. Wright's account of the modern English
Dialects.
XII. A FEW SPECIMENS. Some writers in dialect. Specimens: Scottish
(Aberdeen, Ayrshire, Edinburgh). Northern England (Westmorland).
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