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Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse

Chapter VIII

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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_.
Austin saith this there.
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.
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_.
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.
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Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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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_.
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Austin saith this there.
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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.
/ˈðerfɔːr ə trænˈsleɪtər hæθ ɡreɪt niːd tuː ˈstʌdi wel ðə ˈsentəns boʊθ bɪˈfɔːr ənd ˈæftər ənd lʊk ðæt sʌtʃ ɪˈkwɪvəkəl wɜːrdz əˈkɔːrd wɪð ðə ˈsentəns ənd hiː hæθ niːd tuː laɪv ə kliːn laɪf ənd biː fʊl dɪˈvaʊt ɪn prerz ənd hæv nɑːt hɪz wɪt ˈɑːkjəpaɪd əˈbaʊt ˈwɜːrldli θɪŋz ðæt ðə ˈhoʊli ˈspɪrət ˈɔːθər ʌv ˈwɪzdəm ənd ˈkʌnɪŋ ənd truːθ dres hɪm ɪn hɪz wɜːrk ənd ˈsʌfər hɪm nɑːt fɔːr tuː er/
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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_.
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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.

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adverbs noun US /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.”

conjunctions noun US /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.”

equivocal adjective US /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_.”

err verb US /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.”

erred verb US /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_.”

plantings noun US /ˈplæntɪŋz/

plural of “planting” — the act of fixing firmly in place

translating verb US /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_.”

translator noun US /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.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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translated into verb + particle counted as “translate into”

In 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 choice verb + noun

In 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.”

worldly things adjective + noun

In 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.”

accord with verb + particle

In 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.”

many men adjective + noun

In 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_.”

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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_.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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.

AlsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

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_.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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_.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

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_.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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_.

atprepositionUS /æt/

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_.

authornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

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.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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_.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

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.

bestnounUS /best/

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.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

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_.

booknounUS /bʊk/

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_.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

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.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

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_.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

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_.

causenounUS /kɑːz/

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_.

choicenounUS /tʃɔɪs/

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.

ChristianadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstʃən/

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_.

cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/

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.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

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.

dressverbUS /dres/

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.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

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

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

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_.

falseadjectiveUS /fɔːls/

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_.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

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_.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

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_.

freeverbUS /friː/

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.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

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.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

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_.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

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.

GreeknounUS /ɡriːk/

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.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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_.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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.

HolynounUS /ˈhoʊli/

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.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

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_.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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_.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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_.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

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_.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

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_.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

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.

lightlyadverbUS /ˈlaɪtli/

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_.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

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.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

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.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

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_.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

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_.

mennounUS /men/

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_.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

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_.

neednounUS /niːd/

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.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

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_.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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.

occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/

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.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

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.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

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_.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

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

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

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_.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

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_.

prayersnounUS /prerz/

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_.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

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_.

sensenounUS /sens/

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_.

sentencenounUS /ˈsentəns/

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_.

setverbUS /set/

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.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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_.

sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/

(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_.

shedverbUS /ʃed/

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_.

sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

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_.

SpiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

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.

studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/

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.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

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.

sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/

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.

swiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/

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_.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

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_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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_.

thempronounUS /ðem/

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_.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Austin saith this there.

ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

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.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

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.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Austin saith this there.

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(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_.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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.

treesnounUS /triːz/

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_.

truthnounUS /truːθ/

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_.

understandingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/

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_.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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_.

welladverbUS /wel/

(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.

whynounUS /waɪ/

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_.

wisdomnounUS /ˈwɪzdəm/

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.

witnounUS /wɪt/

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.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

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.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

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_.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

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_.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

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.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(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_.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

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_.

Chapter 8 of Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Alfred W. (Alfred William) [Commentator] Pollard holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 8 holds 377 sentences of Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.

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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse

Common questions about reading Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Alfred W. (Alfred William) [Commentator] Pollard on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse?

Yes. All 4208 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30851 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #30851, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse take to read?

About 350 minutes of reading across 842 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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