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What is the name of this Middle English letter?
So many Romanian words seem to end in “u”Origin and meaning of the surname “Babjak”What is the origin and meaning of the word/name “Idora”? (Shortened)What is the underlying meaning of the English 'of'?Do we know anything more about the semantic shift of “with” in Middle English?Etymology of the place name ChattaroyWhat linguistic impact, if any, has the the Roman three name naming system left on modern Romance and European languages?What is the etymology of “Tarim” as in “Tarim Basin” and does it relate to Tocharian?Are the German words wer/was “who/what” derived from the q. word wo “where” + pns. er/es “he/it” by analogy with the Old Slavonic koi/chto “who/what”?
The meaning of the depicted letter, in my opinion, is "and", but what is its (page 61) Mk.1:15 name?
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The meaning of the depicted letter, in my opinion, is "and", but what is its (page 61) Mk.1:15 name?
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I think it's a form of ampersand
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The meaning of the depicted letter, in my opinion, is "and", but what is its (page 61) Mk.1:15 name?
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The meaning of the depicted letter, in my opinion, is "and", but what is its (page 61) Mk.1:15 name?
etymology
etymology
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I think it's a form of ampersand
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I think it's a form of ampersand
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I think it's a form of ampersand
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I think it's a form of ampersand
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It's an ampersand, which nowadays looks like &. The version in this text is a combination of E and t, because the Latin word for "and" is et.
& ſaide, þat þe tyme is fulfillid
& þe kyngdome of god ſthal come
nyȝ, do ȝe penance; & bileue ȝe to
þe goſpel, and as he paſſide biſi
des þe ſee of galile, he ſaye ſym
In modern spelling:
and said, that the time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God shall come
nigh, do ye penance; and believe ye to
the Gospel, and as he passed besi-
-de the Sea of Galilee, he saw Sim-
I'm pretty sure the y in the second-last word is an outright error; it should be a u. Similarly, shall shouldn't have a t in it, even in Wycliffe's time: if anything that should be a c.
answered May 12 at 20:36
DraconisDraconis
14.8k12361
It seems to me that on the screenshot depicted the word ſthal in ſhal stead
– user24563
May 12 at 21:09
@IwantToKnow typo fixed
– Draconis
May 12 at 21:17
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@IwantToKnow I don't suppose it's "ſthal". It's much more likely to be "ſchal", as a reflex of OE "sċeal"
– Wilson
May 13 at 14:27
@Wilson it is highly likely
– user24563
May 13 at 18:56
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It's an ampersand, which nowadays looks like &. The version in this text is a combination of E and t, because the Latin word for "and" is et.
& ſaide, þat þe tyme is fulfillid
& þe kyngdome of god ſthal come
nyȝ, do ȝe penance; & bileue ȝe to
þe goſpel, and as he paſſide biſi
des þe ſee of galile, he ſaye ſym
In modern spelling:
and said, that the time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God shall come
nigh, do ye penance; and believe ye to
the Gospel, and as he passed besi-
-de the Sea of Galilee, he saw Sim-
I'm pretty sure the y in the second-last word is an outright error; it should be a u. Similarly, shall shouldn't have a t in it, even in Wycliffe's time: if anything that should be a c.
answered May 12 at 20:36
DraconisDraconis
14.8k12361
It seems to me that on the screenshot depicted the word ſthal in ſhal stead
– user24563
May 12 at 21:09
@IwantToKnow typo fixed
– Draconis
May 12 at 21:17
1
@IwantToKnow I don't suppose it's "ſthal". It's much more likely to be "ſchal", as a reflex of OE "sċeal"
– Wilson
May 13 at 14:27
@Wilson it is highly likely
– user24563
May 13 at 18:56
add a comment |
It's an ampersand, which nowadays looks like &. The version in this text is a combination of E and t, because the Latin word for "and" is et.
& ſaide, þat þe tyme is fulfillid
& þe kyngdome of god ſthal come
nyȝ, do ȝe penance; & bileue ȝe to
þe goſpel, and as he paſſide biſi
des þe ſee of galile, he ſaye ſym
In modern spelling:
and said, that the time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God shall come
nigh, do ye penance; and believe ye to
the Gospel, and as he passed besi-
-de the Sea of Galilee, he saw Sim-
I'm pretty sure the y in the second-last word is an outright error; it should be a u. Similarly, shall shouldn't have a t in it, even in Wycliffe's time: if anything that should be a c.
answered May 12 at 20:36
DraconisDraconis
14.8k12361
It seems to me that on the screenshot depicted the word ſthal in ſhal stead
– user24563
May 12 at 21:09
@IwantToKnow typo fixed
– Draconis
May 12 at 21:17
1
@IwantToKnow I don't suppose it's "ſthal". It's much more likely to be "ſchal", as a reflex of OE "sċeal"
– Wilson
May 13 at 14:27
@Wilson it is highly likely
– user24563
May 13 at 18:56
add a comment |
It's an ampersand, which nowadays looks like &. The version in this text is a combination of E and t, because the Latin word for "and" is et.
& ſaide, þat þe tyme is fulfillid
& þe kyngdome of god ſthal come
nyȝ, do ȝe penance; & bileue ȝe to
þe goſpel, and as he paſſide biſi
des þe ſee of galile, he ſaye ſym
In modern spelling:
and said, that the time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God shall come
nigh, do ye penance; and believe ye to
the Gospel, and as he passed besi-
-de the Sea of Galilee, he saw Sim-
I'm pretty sure the y in the second-last word is an outright error; it should be a u. Similarly, shall shouldn't have a t in it, even in Wycliffe's time: if anything that should be a c.
answered May 12 at 20:36
DraconisDraconis
14.8k12361
It's an ampersand, which nowadays looks like &. The version in this text is a combination of E and t, because the Latin word for "and" is et.
& ſaide, þat þe tyme is fulfillid
& þe kyngdome of god ſthal come
nyȝ, do ȝe penance; & bileue ȝe to
þe goſpel, and as he paſſide biſi
des þe ſee of galile, he ſaye ſym
In modern spelling:
and said, that the time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God shall come
nigh, do ye penance; and believe ye to
the Gospel, and as he passed besi-
-de the Sea of Galilee, he saw Sim-
I'm pretty sure the y in the second-last word is an outright error; it should be a u. Similarly, shall shouldn't have a t in it, even in Wycliffe's time: if anything that should be a c.
answered May 12 at 20:36
DraconisDraconis
14.8k12361
edited May 13 at 15:45
answered May 12 at 20:36
DraconisDraconis
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answered May 12 at 20:36
DraconisDraconis
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answered May 12 at 20:36
DraconisDraconis
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It seems to me that on the screenshot depicted the word ſthal in ſhal stead
– user24563
May 12 at 21:09
@IwantToKnow typo fixed
– Draconis
May 12 at 21:17
1
@IwantToKnow I don't suppose it's "ſthal". It's much more likely to be "ſchal", as a reflex of OE "sċeal"
– Wilson
May 13 at 14:27
@Wilson it is highly likely
– user24563
May 13 at 18:56
add a comment |
It seems to me that on the screenshot depicted the word ſthal in ſhal stead
– user24563
May 12 at 21:09
@IwantToKnow typo fixed
– Draconis
May 12 at 21:17
1
@IwantToKnow I don't suppose it's "ſthal". It's much more likely to be "ſchal", as a reflex of OE "sċeal"
– Wilson
May 13 at 14:27
@Wilson it is highly likely
– user24563
May 13 at 18:56
It seems to me that on the screenshot depicted the word ſthal in ſhal stead
– user24563
May 12 at 21:09
It seems to me that on the screenshot depicted the word ſthal in ſhal stead
– user24563
May 12 at 21:09
@IwantToKnow typo fixed
– Draconis
May 12 at 21:17
@IwantToKnow typo fixed
– Draconis
May 12 at 21:17
1
1
@IwantToKnow I don't suppose it's "ſthal". It's much more likely to be "ſchal", as a reflex of OE "sċeal"
– Wilson
May 13 at 14:27
@IwantToKnow I don't suppose it's "ſthal". It's much more likely to be "ſchal", as a reflex of OE "sċeal"
– Wilson
May 13 at 14:27
@Wilson it is highly likely
– user24563
May 13 at 18:56
@Wilson it is highly likely
– user24563
May 13 at 18:56
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I think it's a form of ampersand
– Colin Fine
May 12 at 19:54