pronoune

plural pronounes

1. obsoleteObsolete form of pronoun.

   Q. How many kinde of Pronounes haue you generally?

   1630, The Posing of the Parts, 7th edition, London, p. 22

   4 more examples

   These foure, Noune, Pronoune, Verbe, Participle be declined : and these foure, Aduerbe, Coniunction, Preposition, Interiection be vndeclined.

   1605, Certeine Grammar Questions, London

   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.

   1640, Ben. Johnson, The English Grammar

   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.

   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

   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; …

   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