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# Title: Merici Casauboni, Is. F. De Quatuor Linguis Commentationis, Pars prior: Quæ, De Lingua Hebraica: Et, De Lingua Saxonica (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 188)
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De lingua anglica vetere,
quibus haud absimilia, gatter, gam-
mer, pro 400D Tatber, 900d mo-
Iber: huute, pro Boncetovie; quae ta-
miliarissima e usicarissima compella-
tiones. Non minus autem contracta,
Epuule, exhorpitalle; orvin, ex auri
pismento; valIB, ex naconvois; ParMB
ex pecrolelonum; gouro, ex cucurbi-
ca. Talia Callorum souley, ex solile
quium: et poulx, ex pediculus. Ex cu-
jus ultima syIlabâ (quod Fateor non
ordinarium, cum terminacio non (II de
esentia verborum) touso (vel uc alii
lotre) suspicetur aliquis eriam Angli-
cum Duxisse: niE CC Latinum lues Cra
corum imitatione, quibus pdcipeS, ano
2000095. In plerisque contractis, aliqua
etiam licerarum cransposicio interre-
nic: Quae tanto masis obscurat orisi
nem, uc in aridus, Drx: humidus, molu:
alper, Barp: s limilibus. Cxterum
quamvis in aliis non minus rulsaris,
in propriis tamen, urbium peaecipue,
locorumque quos historia auc insisnis
aliquis eventus nobilicarie nomini
bus, masis obserrabilis contractio; uE
Etambol, vel eotmbolle, (quorum il
lud Turcis, hoc Crxcis ulicatum era
dumt: