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A short introduction to English grammar

Note 12 — WORDS.

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So the Saxon Ic hath the Possessive Case Min; Thu, Possessive Thin; He, Possessive His: from which our Possessive Cases of the same Pronouns are taken without alteration. To the Saxon Possessive Cases hire, ure, eower, hira, (that is, her’s, our’s, your’s, their’s) we have added the s, the Characteristic of the Possessive Case of Nouns. Or our’s, your’s, are directly from the Saxon ures, eoweres; the Possessive Case of the Pronominal Adjectives ure, eower; that is, our, your.

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