pronoune

English edit

Noun edit

pronoune (plural pronounes)

Obsolete form of pronoun.
- 1605, Certeine Grammar Questions, London:
  These foure, Noune, Pronoune, Verbe, Participle be declined : and these foure, Aduerbe, Coniunction, Preposition, Interiection be vndeclined.
- 1630, The Posing of the Parts, 7th edition, London, p. 22:
  Q. How many kinde of Pronounes haue you generally?
  A. Two, Pronoune Substantiues and Pronoune Adiectiues?
- 1640, Ben. Johnson, The English Grammar:
  Proper Names, and Pronounes refuse Articles, but for Emphasis sake: as
  The Henry of Henries.
  The only Hee of the Towne.
  Where Hee stands for a Noune, and signifies Man.
- 1650, John Leech, A Booke of Grammar Questions, for the helpe of young Scholars, to further them in understanding of the Accidence, and Lilies verses, divided into three parts, 4th edition, London:
  How many kindes of Pronounes be there, as they be like Nounes? Two Substantives, and Adjectives. How many Pronounes be Substantives? Three, ego, tu, sui, to which are added egomet, tute. How many be Adjectives? Twelve, ille, pse, iste, hic, is, meus, tuus, suus, noster, vester, nostras, vestras, to which are added cujas idem, qui, and quis.
- 1678, Hendrick Hexham and Daniel Manly, Dictionarium, ofte Woorden-boeck, begrijpende den Schat der Nederlandtsche Tale, met de Engelsche Uytlegginge, verrijckt met een korte ende bondige Nederduytsche Grammatica [a Dutch-English dictionary together with a Dutch grammar written in English], Rotterdam:
  A Pronoune is a part of Speech, mutch like a Noune, which is used in Shewing, Rehearsing, or Asking. The Netherdutch Pronounes are these: [...] After the Impersonall Verbes may follow a Pronoune; [...]