The Influence of Christianity on the Vocabulary of Old English Poetry Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ...pu fremedne godfylsta gebiddest (neque adorabis deum alienum), LXXX, 9. Once dbiddan in the sense of to intercede occurs, he abiddan mag, Gen. 2660. 108. From the same stem we find the noun gebed, n., which occurs a number of times. In Jul. 388 the spiritual warrior is called beald in gebede. We have, begen pa gebrodor to gebede hyldon, And. 1027, Hurilum to gebede feollon /... and sigedrihteu / godne gretton, Gen. 777, similarly 847; and gebedu seced / clanum gehygdum and his cneo biged, Ph. 458-9. The Pater Nostcr is characterized in mid Sy beorhtan gebede, Sal. 43. Prayer acquires the quality of praise Dan. 406, We dec herigatS, halig drihten, / and gebedum bremad. In Exhortation 8 the noun is modified, pat halige gebed, as also in hold gebed, Ps. CI, 15, where the Vulgate has only precem. We note further from the Psalms, God, min gebed (oralionem meam), LIII, 2, min gebed (oralionem meam), LX, 4, similarly LXVIII, 13, etc.; gehyr min gebed (precem meant), LXXXVII, 2. 109. Ingebed is found once, Gange min ingebed on pin gleawe gesihtS, Ps. LXXXVII, 2, the Latin Intret in conspectu tuo or atio mea probably explaining the form. 110. Of other compounds there occurs gebedstSw, the place of prayer. Only two examples are encountered, ne mag /... lenge geumnian / in gebedstowe, Jul. 376, and panne ic synful slea swiSe mid fyste / breost mine, beate on gebedstowe (percutiam pugnis rea pectora, 14), Doom 30. 111. Another term for prayer is bin, f., ON. bjn, a word not found in the other Germanic languages. A few characteristic examples will suffice. Used by men to men we have, ic bidde eow benum tm Va (vos precor, 16), Doom 33. In. a religious sense we note, let his ben cuman in tSa beorhtan gesceaft, Gu. 749, similarly 1. 1088; sendon Ilira bene fore bearr...