1212
source:
Visser
Entry:
1212
Example:
I fear that the emperor will depart thence, before my letters shall may come into your grace’s hands.
Modal 1:
shall
Modal 2:
may
Gender:
Male
Race/Ethnicity:
White
Level of Education:
Unknown
Home Community, Town, or State:
Unknown
Location Collected:
England (Unknown)
Year:
1532
Medium:
Written
Sentence Structure:
1.4
Notes:
From Cranmer, Thomas, 1532, cited in Visser, F. Th. 1973. An Historical Syntax of the English Language, p. 1789.