CHAPTER V

ARCHAIC LITERARY WORDS IN THE DIALECTS

Old words from early literature surviving in the dialects 36-37 Substantives 37-43 Adjectives 43-46 Verbs 47-53 Archaic words from the Authorized Version of the Bible 53-54 Archaic words from Shakespeare 54-61 Dialect words in Johnson’s Dictionary 61-67 Dialect words supply meanings to difficult forms in Old and Middle English literature 67-71 Old words and forms preserved in surnames 72-76