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The Subjunctive in the Chanson de Roland by Frank Emil Lodeman, 1892

The Subjunctive in the Chanson de Roland by Frank Emil Lodeman, 1892, Page 21

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Sentir, 1932, 1965, 2010. [Sunjer?], 719, 725. The declarative expression, Estre prez may also be placed here. It occurs once in the Chanson de Roland, line 316, and is followed by the subjunctive. The modern usage would require a with an infinitive. Two other verbs belonging to this class were noted, [viz?]; Quider and Peuser. Quider occurs both affirmatively and negatively, and is followed by the subjunctive in either case. The verb "to think" in itself contains a doubt, and as stated by Williams was frequently followed by the subjunctive, even when affirmative, up to a late period. The sentence in which Peuser is used, line 354, contains a positive statement, and is thus, although negative in form, properly followed by the indicative. Quider occurs negatively, in lines 1666 and 1848, affirmatively, in 3723.
 
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