dewtie, dette, to write,
debuoir, debte, escripre:
ye shal rede deuoir, det, escrire.
But whan they do begyn the worde or the syllable, than shall they be pronounced, as these wordes,
putte away debated to breke
deboute, debatu, debriser, etc.
THE SEVENTH RULE.
There is two maner of wordes harde for to be pronounced in french. The fyrst is written with a double ll whiche must be souned togider, as lla, lle, lly, llo, llu, as in these wordes,
gave cutte gader lefe bayly fayle
bailla, tailla, ceulle, feulle, bally, fally,
white knele a tymer hamer full of leaves
moullet, engenoullet, mallot, feullu, houllu.
The seconde maner harde to pronounce ben written with gn, before a uowell, as gna, gne, gni, gno, gnu. As in these wordes
wan dyd blede lyne combe vyne scabbe felowe
gagna, saigna, ligne, pigne, uigne, tigne, compagne,
swell wanton wanton
laigne, mignon, mignarde,
ye shal except many wordes that be so written and nat so pronounced, endyng specially in e, as
worthy swanne hyghe corage
digne, cigne, magnanime, etc.