P. 27a
Proprium est pronominis1 pro aliquo nomine proprio poni et certas personas significare. Ergo ‘quis’ et ‘qualis’ et ‘talis’ et ‘quantus’ …quae sunt…‘redditiua,’2 magis nomina sunt appellanda quam pronomina…substantiam…et qualitatem3, quamuis generalem4, quod5 est suum nominis6, habent: nomina sunt igitur dicenda, quamuis7 declinationem pronominum habent quaedam ex eis. Non enim declinatio, sed uis et significatio8 uniuscuiusque partis est contemplanda: indifferenter enim9 multa et10 nomina modo pronominum et pronomina modo nominum inuenimus declinanda. Quod si declinatio facit iudicium[1]11 qualis12 sit dictio13 debent…participia14 in his putari… Ergo non declinatio, sed proprietas, est excutienda15 significationis16.
…summatim17 de ceterarum quoque partium proprietate orationis percurrere.
Hoc ergo inter aduerbium et praepositionem est18, quod ad-
P. 27a
1: .i. issed sainreth pronominis aṡuidigud aranmmaimm dílius ⁊ ní arindí dano nádsuidigthe som aranmmaimm doacalmach · · 2: .i. érrethcha airindí asrenat frecrae dond immchomurc .i. Dofúasailcet animmchomarc immechomarcar tri quis ⁊ qualis ⁊ quantus 3: .i. qualis ⁊ talis .i. inni ind folaid hísin 4: .i. cenelaich etir maith ⁊ olc 5: .i. proprium .i. ái 6: .i. sainreth nanmmae torand folaid cenchinniuth persine · · 7: .i. quis ⁊ qui aris far diull nominis ataat innahí olchænae .i. quis[2] ⁊ talis 8: .i. afolad ⁊ inchiall 9: .i. Nibí dechor etir diall nanmann ⁊ pronominum 10: cid 11: masued sluindes ind rann 12: .i. Cia randdatu bis indi 13: .i. cisi rami dogéntar di 14: ar is diall nominis lasuidib[3] 15: .i. ní eclastai 16: ind ḟolaid 17: indáirmith ꝉ breuiter 18: .i. etir indobrethir són ɔicc bes ṅ dobriathar[4] ⁊ bes remsuidigud ꝉ etir indobrethir sechissí ⁊ remsuidigud mádodrumenatar alaaili nombetis in oen rainn · ·
P. 27a
1. i.e. this is the peculiarity of the pronoun, that it is put for a proper noun, not, indeed, that it is not put for an appellative noun. 2. i.e. redditives, because they render an answer to the question, that is, they resolve the question which is asked by quis and qualis and quantus. 3. i.e. qualis and talis: (they have) the quality of that substance. 4. i.e. general, both good and bad. 6. i.e. the peculiarity of a noun, to denote substance without determining person. 7. i.e. quis and qui (follow the pronominal declension), for the rest, qualis and talis are (declined) according to the nominal declension. 8. i.e. the substance and the sense. 9. i.e. there is no difference between the declension of nouns and of pronouns. 10. also. 11. if it is this that the part (of speech) expresses. 12. i.e. what particularity[5] resides in it. 13. i.e. what part (of speech) will be made of it. 14. for they have the nominal declension. 16. of the meaning. 17. numerically or briefly. 18. i.e. between the adverb which can be an adverb and a preposition. Or between any adverb whatsoever and a preposition, if some have thought that they are one part (of speech).