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The Bruce 29Book 11 · There is no distinction in the Bruce between strong and weak

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The Bruce 29

Book 11 · There is no distinction in the Bruce between strong and weak

BarbourEnglish
adjectives, the latter in Chaucer being indicated by a final e, and used after the definite article, demonstrative and possessive pronouns, etc., nor is the plural similarly distinguished from the singular. In all these cases the Scots adjective is invariable; the final e, which often occurs, is of no grammatical significance. There is no difference between the gud Erll (X. 686) and the gude Erll (XX. 603), while the plural is gud werriours (XX. 416).
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Barbour — The Bruce (John Barbour) (date of first publication not recorded). Public Domain. John Barbour, The Bruce; public domain in the US; text from Project Gutenberg #44292. Source