Az Eszterházy Károly Tanárképző Főiskola Tudományos Közleményei. 2004. Vol. 4. Eger Journal of English Studies. (Acta Academiae Paedagogicae Agriensis : Nova series ; Tom. 30)
ÉVA KOVÁCS The Diachronic Development ofPhrasal Verbs in English
The Diachronic Development of Phrasal Verbs in English 125 'So there came a squire (who) brought forth two spears. (b) What helpeth it to tarien forth the day. 'What does it help to tarry forth the day.' (c) t>e contemplatijf lijf. bringip forp his actijf lijf. 'The contemplative life brings forth his active life.' Again as in OE (a)doun has both directional and goal meaning in the senses 'down to the ground' or 'down to destruction' (a) and figurative phrasal verbs with (a)doun are also common b), e.g.: (a) He hew adoun a god sapling of an ok. 'He felled a good oak sapling.' (b) TDrouthe is put down , resoun is holden fable. 'Truth is put down (eradicated), reason is considered fable.' Awei has both directional and telic meanings (a) and combination with it can also be metaphorical (b), e.g.: (a) In fure he bernep al awey. 'In a fury, they burn all away.' (b) To puten alle wraththe away. 'To put all wrath away.' Out(e ) occurs with a wide variety of verbs with a strong telic and little directional meaning, especially in the senses 'to an end', 'into prominence', and 'to extinction' (a), but it can also have telic (b) and figurative meaning (c), e.g.: (a) The thef entrith fc>e hous and doth oute the fire. 'The thief enters the house and puts out the fire.' (b) A coward is but as a drane in an hyue, and etip out |>e hony. 'A coward is but a drone in a hive and eats up the honey.' (c) If euyl thoghtes our hertes tak, Kast t>am oute for godes sake. 'If evil thoughts take hold of your hearts, cast them out for God's sake. By ME, up had become a very common particle. One can observe an increasing change in emphasis from directional to goal meanings (a), and figurative phrasal verbs with up are also common (b), e.g.: (a) Aurora hadde dreyed up the dew of herbes wete. 'Aurora had dried up the dew of wet plants.' (b) Plukke up yuore hertes, and beeth glad and blithe. 'Pluck up your hearts and be glad and happy.' The clearest continuative/iterative marker in ME is along, e.g.: In that gardyn gan I goo, Pleyyng along full meryly 'Into that garden I began to go, playing along very merrily.'
