Orm: The Ormulum

8 important questions on Orm: The Ormulum

Which part of England used the "th" ending for third person and plural?

Southern England.

In which part of England did the "en" ending appear for plural verbs?

Midlands.

Which part of England used the "es" verb ending for all persons?

Northern England.
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In which part of England could the past participle use "ende" and "ande"?

The Midlands.

"We telleth", "we tellen" and "we telles". Where?

"Telleth" in the south, "tellen" in the Midlands and "telles" in the north.

"Slepande" and "slepinge". Where?

"Slepande" in the north, "slepinge" in the south.

In what dialect was the Ormulum written?

Lincolnshire, so somewhere in the eastern part of the Midlands. (North east Midlands)

What was strange about Orm's consonants?

He often used double consonants for closed syllables.

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