2nd
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From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
accordverbUS /əˈkɔːrd/
go together
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
accordeth
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From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
adverbsnounUS /ˈædvərbz/
plural of “adverb” — the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
in addition
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
amendedadjectiveUS /əˈmendɪd/
of legislation
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
aoutrry
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From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
AustinnounUS /ˈɔːstən/
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
authorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
commonlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmənli/
under normal conditions
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
conjunctionsnounUS /kənˈdʒʌŋkʃənz/
plural of “conjunction” — the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
devoutadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaʊt/
deeply religious
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
put on clothes
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
one or the other of two
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
enim
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From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
equivocaladjectiveUS /ɪˈkwɪvəkəl/
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
errverbUS /er/
to make a mistake or be incorrect
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
erredverbUS /erd/
past form of “err” — to make a mistake or be incorrect
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
errornounUS /ˈerər/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
exnounUS /eks/
a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
forsoothadverb
an archaic word originally meaning “in truth” but now usually used to express disbelief
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
JeromenounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
without good reason
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
the force of workers available
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
oftadverbUS /ɔːft/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
oweth
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From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
plantingsnounUS /ˈplæntɪŋz/
plural of “planting” — the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
prepositions
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From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
PsalmnounUS /sɑːlm/
one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
saith
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From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
express in words
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
secundum
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From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
get rid of
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
significations
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From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
signifieth
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From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
moving very fast
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
TeachingnounUS /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/
the profession of a teacher
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Austin saith this there.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Austin saith this there.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
translatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
translatingverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
translatornounUS /trænˈsleɪtər/
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
unkindadjectiveUS /ənˈkaɪnd/
lacking kindness
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
the words that are spoken
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading Therefore a translator hath great need to study well the sentence, both before and after, and look that such equivocal words accord with the sentence, and he hath need to live a clean life, and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, author of wisdom, and cunning, and truth, dress him in his work, and suffer him not for to err.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But in translating of words equivocal, that is, that hath many significations under one letter, may lightly be peril, for Austin saith in the 2nd book of Christian Teaching, that if equivocal words be not translated into the sense, either understanding, of the author, it is error; as in that place of the Psalm, _the feet of them be swift to shed out blood_, the Greek word is equivocal to _sharp_ and _swift_, and he that translated _sharp feet_, erred, and a book that hath _sharp feet_, is false, and must be amended; as that sentence _unkind young trees shall not give deep roots_, oweth to be thus, _plantings of aoutrry shall not give deep roots_.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Also this word _ex_ signifieth sometimes _of_, and sometimes it signifieth _by_, as Jerome saith; and this word _enim_ signifieth commonly _forsooth_, and, as Jerome saith, it signifieth _cause thus, for why_; and this word _secundum_ is taken for _after_, as many men say, and commonly, but it signifieth well _by_, either _up_, thus _by your word_, either _up your word_.