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EDITOR'S PRKFACEX
PHE present edition contains all of the latest (fourth)
German edition and such additional matter as has
been deemd fit to enable the student to lern Gothic more
quickly than he would without it. The addition of the
Explanatory Notes and of the comprehensiv amplification
of the Glossary has, in a mezure, been suggested and
desired by many. At first it was intended to ad explanatory
notes only, leaving the glossary intact. But from
numerous communications I lernd that the present glossary
must be welcum to many, if not all, students of
Gothic.
In writing down the Notes I hav taken great pains to
place myself in the position of the beginner, and it is
hoped that the more advanced student wil pardon what
might seem superfluous to him. Sum of the explanations
ar due to Bernhardt's critical notes in his 'Wulfila' to
which I hav often referd. The Notes wer much more com-
prehensiv before the glossary was workt out, but many of
them hav been transferd to the latter, in a few cases without
being deleted in their first place, as I observd in
reading the proof-sheets. The Glossary has been prepared
alfabetic. The com-
upon the following plan : It is strictly
pound verbs ar mentiond with the simpl verbs. Many
inflectional forms which the beginner who has not yet fully
masterd the declensions and conjugations, is not likely to
recognize in the texts, hav been givn as vocabulary words.
The inflection of every word is indicated by figures in
parentheses. The figures in ( ) immediately after the vocabulary
words refer to the paragrafs on Fonology. Proper
nouns hav been inflected in ful| inasmuch as they occur in
the Selections. The references to the texts ar complete and
may be regarded as the first supplement to my 'Comparativ
Glossary of the Gothic Language'. Tho admitting accidental
omissions in this respect, I am certain that the references
ar more complete than those of any other glossary. This