The Bible Word-Book: A Glossary of Archaic Words and Phrases in the Authorised Version of the Bible and Book of Common PrayerWilliam Aldis Wright (1831-1914) was a literary and biblical scholar who served first as Librarian, then Bursar, at Trinity College, Cambridge, and as secretary to the Old Testament Revision Company, published widely on Shakespeare, and was an expert in both Hebrew and sixteenth-century English. This fully updated second edition of a work begun by Jonathan Eastwood (1824-1864) was first published in 1884. It draws on Wright's extensive experience in both literary and biblical study and offers a clear and detailed glossary of hundreds of obsolete and archaic words commonly used in the Authorised Version of the Bible. By drawing comparison to word usage in contemporary texts such as those of Shakespeare, Francis Bacon and Thomas More, the likely meaning and usage of each word is explained in plain English. A guide for users of a version of the Bible which is itself a cornerstone of English literature. |
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Acts Alvearie Arber Authorised Version Bacon Baret Ben Jonson Bible Cæs Cæsar called Chaucer Clerk's Tale common Compare Conf Cotgrave Deut Dict doth Ecclus English euery Ezek Geneva Version Gower Greek Hall hath haue Hebrew Holinshed Holland's Pliny holy Homilies Ibid John Josh Julius Cæsar king Knight's Tale kyng Latimer literal Lord Luke Macc Matt meaning North's Plutarch occurs old form Parker Soc Parson's Tale passage phrase Piers Ploughman Piers Plowman Prol Prov rendered Rich sẻ sense Serm Sermons Shakespeare signifies sỏ Spenser Stow thee thing thou trans Translators Twelfth Night Udal's Erasmus unto usage Utopia verb viii Vision of Piers vnto vpon Vulgate Wiclif xvii xviii xxii xxiii xxiv xxix xxvi xxvii