Of the Orthographie and Congruitie of the Britan Tongue - A Treates, noe shorter than necessarie, for the Schooles by Alexander Hume
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Cap. 4. 1. Gender is the affection of a noun for distinction of sex. 2. Sex is a distinction of a noun be male and female, and these are distinguished the one from the other, or both from thinges without sex. 3. The one is distinguished from the other be he and she. 4. He is the noat of the male; as, he is a gud judge; he is a wyse man; he is a speedie horse; he is a crouse cock; he is a fat wether. 5. She is the noate of the femal sex; as, she is a chast matron; she is a stud meer; she is a fat hen; she is a milk cowe. 6. Nounes that want sex are noated with it; as, it is a tale tree; it is a sueet aple; it is a hard flint; it is a faer day; it is a foul way. 7. In the plural number they are not distinguished; as, they are honest men; they are vertueouse ladies; they are highe montanes. OF THE CASE OF THE NOUN. Cap. 5. |
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