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On the position of the OE quantifier eall and PDE all 113
b. ealle ðas þincg ic forgife ðe. gif ðu wilt afeallan to minum
all these things I give thee if thou will fall to my
fotum. 7 þe to me gebiddan;
feet and thee to me adore
“All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall at my feet, and adore me.”
(ÆCHom I 269.87)
(11) accusative eall and full NP preceding it (6 exx.)
a. Hwæt ða siððan se sigefæsta cempa. þone eard ealne. emlice
thereupon the victorious champion the country all equally
dælde. betwux twelf mægðum. þæs æðelan ancynnes.
divided between twelve tribes of the noble race
“Thereupon the victorious champion equally divided all the country
among the twelve tribes of the noble race” (ÆCHom II 122.409)
b. and he ðone eard ealne todælde. betwux ðam twelf mægðum
and he the country all divided between the twelve tribes
þe him mid fuhton;
which him with fought
“and he divided all the country among the twelve tribes
which had fought with him” (ÆCHom II 122.440)
The distribution of the quantifier eall and full NP is summarized in Table 1.
Table 1. Distribution of eall and full NP
Q-NP NP-Q Total
Nominative 234 (98.7%) 3 (1.3%) 237 (100%)
Accusative 377 (98.4%) 6 (1.6%) 383 (100%)
Total 611 (98.5%) 9 (1.5%) 620 (100%)
3.2 Eall with pronoun
In contrast to the 620 occurrences of the quantifier and a full NP, the quantifier
occurs less frequently with a pronoun: 139 examples were found. Among them,
102 contain nominative eall and a pronoun, and the remaining 37 contain accusative
eall and a pronoun. The examples in (12) and (13) involve nominative eall and
pronouns; (14) and (15) involve accusative eall and pronouns.
(12) nominative eall and pronoun following it (27 exx.)
a. Ealle we cumað to anre ylde. on þam gemænelicum æriste;
all we come to one age on the common resurrection
“We shall all come to one age at the common resurrection,”
(ÆCHom I 220.114)