By the late 14th Century, the final " e" in many, but not all, words had ceased to be pronounced (e.g. it was silent in words like kowthe and thanne, but pronounced in words like ende, ferne, straunge, etc).

到 14 世纪后期，许多（但不是所有）单词的最后一个“e”已不再发音（例如，它在 kowthe 和 thanne 等单词中不发音，但在 ende、ferne、straunge 等单词中发音）。