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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1902 Excerpt: ... HARTE. Harte, as a strengthening particle, plays an important part during this period. It has been assumed that the development in meaning from harte, OH6 harto, the modifier of verbs, and meaning with force, to harto the indefinite strengthening particle, was brought about by the use of the word with participles, that is, while originally only a modifier of verbs, the word came to be applied to participles used as adjectives, and then extended to other adjectives and adverbs.1 As different stages pointing to such a development, Kip gives the following: o) With participles used adjectively, der harte stdzende rdm, V.M. 61-14, b) With adjectives and adverbs derived from verbs, or closely related to verbs in form, vil harte erchomelicho, Ex. 544 (to erkomen), c) In constructions where there is doubt as to whether it modifies a verb or a substantive idea, wachet wan der tievel der dd ist harte iur widerwarte, Phys. 83-12. As a support to this theory we naturally look to see whether 1 Kip, page 168. harte is actually found frequently united with participial adjectives, and other adjectives derived from verbs, or similar to verbs in form. If such has been the development, we should expect to find, at least in the earlier monuments, harte in the greater number of instances joined to such words. That this is not the case can be readily seen from the list given by Kip of the examples from the religious poetry of the 11th and 12th centuries. Of the 72 instances cited only six: harte erbarmeclich, harte erchomenliche, harte riuwec, harte sorclich, harte unberihtet, harte vorhtsam, may be reasonably connected with any verbs, and even here the connection is often but slight. Turning to the list of examples of harte as a verb modifier, we are also surprised at the small...
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