The Influence of Christianity on the Vocabulary of Old English (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. 1902 Excerpt: ...as to the precise representives of e2 in 0. E.; and there is, consequently, no reason why the eo, io (rarely ea, e cf. Pogatscher 142) of preost, prlost should not likewise be recognised as its lawful representatives.1) 104. The meaning of preost, as has already been suggested, is quite general and in contrast with that of its prototype presbyter. Thus we find it a) for Lat. sacerdos" (bishop or masspriest: ealle da preostas.. baton 0rigenis, saccrdotes." 0ros. 272,8. teneant palmas in manibus usque dum offcrtorium canetur, et eas post oblationem offerant sacerdoti, .... pam preoste." De C. M. 409, 10; with this compare ibid. 404, 2: teneant That a diphthong with an i-sound as its first element might represent the open e B of Westgerm. e2 seems assured by the 0. H. G. representatives of ea; cf. ia, ie by the side of e, ea. The explanation of preost--prest given above, while perhaps not final, appears to me more probable than any of the preceding. For its suggestion I am indebted to Prof. Morsbach. luminaria in manibus donee post oblationem ea sacerdoti offerant, pam mcessepreoste." Note. In a single passage preost refers to the priest of a Jewish sacerdos" se (sc. saccrd) com of Hierusalem mid eallum his preostum.. dcet he Iudith gesawe. Ass. (M) IX, 386. 105. b) for Lat. clericus" (any member of the seven 0rders), and Lat. presbyter" in the broader sense: clericus, preost." lfric, Wr. W. 155, 30. pas hadas syndon, halige and to heofenum gebringad dcera preosta sawla de hy syferllce healdad. iElfric's Canons. Thorpe: Anc. Laws Instit. p. 444, XVIII. emcenes hades preostum is alyfed... dcet h i syferllce sinscipes brucon. Witodlice dam o...