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Author James Solheim
Groups of Alliterative Verbs in Elde
Table by James Solheim
See his essay on uerteþ in "Sumer is icumen in" in Notes & Queries, https://doi.org/10.1093/notesj/gjag080
Type of Verbs in Group
1. Motions of nervous hands
2. Motions of nervous mouth
3. ''
4. ''
5. Actions of a runny nose
Grouped Verbs
poke, pomple
pirtle, pofte, poute
spitte, spatle, sporne
grunt, grone, grenne, gruche
snurpe, snobbe, sneipe
Definitions
poke, fumble
prattle, puff, pout
grunt, groan, grimace, grouch
spit, slaver, stutter
sneeze, sob, sniff
Grouped Verbs
6. ''
nese, nappe, nifle
sneeze, sob, sniffle
7. Results of the crush of age
lench, len, on lyme i lasse
twist, grow lean, limbs lessen
8. ''
cling, cluche, croke, couwe
wither, hunch, crook, cough
9. ''
riuele, roxle
shrivel, weaken
10. ''
palle, passe
grow pale, pass away
11. Verbs of wandering
rake, rouwe
ramble, roam
12. Verbs of vision
blind, bleri
grow blind, grow bleary-eyed
13. Verbs of touch
14. Verbs of speech
comble, kelde
stunt, stomere, stomble
stay silent, stammer, stumble
grow numb, grow cold
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