Of a PRAEPOSITION.
| A PREPOSITION is a part of Speech which most commonly is set before other parts, either in Apposition, or in Composition. In Apposition, As, Aen mijn vader, To my father, Tot Rotterdam, At Rotterdam. Or in Composition: As, Ongeleert, Unlearned, Onbeschaemt, Impudent. And these following; As, |
| Aen, Na, ofte Tot, To, Unto, or At, In, In, or Into, By, ofte Door, By, or Through, Totwaerts, Towards, Voor, Before, Voor dat, Before that, Eer, Ere, Eer dat, Ere that, Eer dan, Ere then. |
| Om, ofte Omtrent, About, Ront-om, Round about, Tegen, Against, Op dese zijde, On this side, Gins, ofte op die zijde, Beyond, or on that side, Binnen, Within, Buyten, Without. |
| Tusschen, Betweene, or Betwixt, Boven, Above, Beneden, Beneath. |
| Benevens, ofte Neffens, Besides, or Moreover, By, Na-by, ofte Dicht by, Nigh, Neere, or Hard by, Om, For, Van wegen, In behalfe, Achter, After, or Behinde, Nadat, According to. |
| Tot dat, Untill, or Till that, Van, Of, Van, From, or Fro, Met, ofte Mede, With, Sonder, Without, Op, Up, or Upon, Onder, Under, &c. |
| Note, that among the Netherdutch Adverbs are comprehended the Latin Conjunctions, Praepositions, and Interjections, because there is but a little difference in the use of them. For the further declaration of these indeclinable parts of Speech, I will propound there two examples: As, |
| Tot eenen mensch, To a man. By den rechten wegh, By the right way. Door de stadt, Through the towne. Voor den goeden tijt, Before the good time, Tegen eenen quaden vyant, Against an ill enemy. Hy komt sijnen vader tegen, He comes to meete his father. Nevens den steylen bergh, Next to the steepe mountaine. Boven den hooghen Hemel, Above the high Heavens. Ten tijde, In the time. Ten strijde gaen, To goe to battell. Ten rade, To Counsell. Ten dage, In the day. Ten derden dage, On the third day. Ten dienste, At the service. Ten monde, To mouth. Ten toone, To show. Ten roove gaen, To goe to spoile. Ten wille zijn, To be at will. |
| These Praepositions are of the Neuter Gender, and make some change; As, |
| By den huyse, By, or neere the house. In den Hove, In the Court. Tot den bloede, To the bloud. Van den velde. From the field. Na den gebode, According to command. Langhs den velde, Along the field. Te lande, On land, or, By land. Aen den Kruyce, On the Crosse. Te schepe, ofte te scheep, A ship-board, or by shipping. Van gantschen gemoede, With the whole minde. Ten goeden eynde, To a good end. Ten vyere, To fire. Te water, To water. |
| All these severall uses may the Praepositions have. |
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