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SynopsisExcerpt from Short Historical Grammar of the German Language, Vol. 1: Old, Middle and Modern High German Page 11, line 3 (foot-note), read fihan for fahan. Omit cp. Lat. Frangere. 4 read gidihan for gidihan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Excerpt from Short Historical Grammar of the German Language, Old Middle and Modern High German, Vol. 1 Already, a considerable time ago, when preparing pupils for the Higher University Examinations, I formed the intention of writing a Grammar which would at the same time contain Old, Middle, and Modern German. But though I set to work at once, yet Thad so little time at my disposal that the Grammar progressed only very slowly. At the beginning of last year, when about two-thirds of the Phonology were written, I received the first number of Professor Wilmanns Deutsche Grammatik, which, though on a larger scale, proceeded on the same lines which I had marked out to myself. I resolved, however, to go on with my work, the more so as my book was intended for English students, to many of whom a less exhaustive treatise of the German language would be more desirable. At the same time, I did not fail to avail myself of the advantages which Professor Wilmanns excellent work afforded me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.