The American Dictionary of the English Language: Based on the Conclusions of the Most Eminent Philologists (Classic Reprint)

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In order to follow the changes and modifications of root-forms from the parent stem to the present English word, it will be necessary at the outset to have care fully studied Grimm's Law, a condensed summary of which will be found elsewhere. This Law may be justly regarded as the key to modern English etymology, as well as its foundation and vital principle.

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