e. the one
_leaved_ or _left_. "The one shall be taken, and the other _(leaved)
left_."
_Own_. Formerly a man's _own_ was what he _worked for, own_ being a
past participle of a verb signifying to _work_.
_Restrictive_. Some restrictives, in modern times, are applied only
to singular nouns; such as _a_ or _an, another, one, this, that,
each, every, either_. Others, only to plural nouns; as, _these,
those, two, three, few, several, all_. But most restrictives, like
adjectives, are applied to both singular and plural nouns: _first,
second, last, the, former, latter, any, such, same, some, which,
what_.
_Numerals_. All numeration was, doubtless, originally performed by
the fingers; for the number of the fingers is still the utmost
extent of its signification. _Ten_ is the past participle of
_tynan_, to close, to shut in. The hands _tyned, tened_, closed, or
shut in, signified _ten_; for there numeration _closed_. To denote a
number greater than ten, we must begin again, _ten_ and _one, ten_
and _two_, &c.
_Twain, twa-in, twa-ain, twa-ane_, is a compound of _two (twa, twae,
twee, twi, two_ or _dwo_ or _duo)_ and _one (ane, ain, an.
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