3. — The Doric.

Name: Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XIV - 3. — The Doric.
Author: John Wesley

1. The Dorics change h, w, e, o, and ou, into a as, ma~n for mh<n, a month; tima~n for timw~n, of honors; me>gaqov for me>geqov, as the Ionics; a[ssa, for o[sa or o[ssa and cru>sa for crusou~.

2. They change ei into ai, as, fqai>rw for fqei>rwei into h|, as, labh~|n for labei~n au and ou into w, as, w+lax for au+lax, mw>sav for mou>sav.

3. They reject i from the Infinitive; as, labe<n for labei~n.

4. They often put the Plural of the Feminine for the Singular; as, kala<v for kalh>n.

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Chicago: John Wesley, "3. — The Doric.," Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XIV, ed. Thomas Jackson in Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XIV (London: Wesleyan Methodist Book Room, 1872), Original Sources, accessed March 27, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4ZMJ1WFMUGW395C.

MLA: Wesley, John. "3. — The Doric." Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XIV, edited by Thomas Jackson, in Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XIV, London, Wesleyan Methodist Book Room, 1872, Original Sources. 27 Mar. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4ZMJ1WFMUGW395C.

Harvard: Wesley, J, '3. — The Doric.' in Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XIV, ed. . cited in 1872, Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XIV, Wesleyan Methodist Book Room, London. Original Sources, retrieved 27 March 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4ZMJ1WFMUGW395C.