The Influence of Christianity On the Vocabulary of Old English Poetry

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The Influence of Christianity On the Vocabulary of Old English Poetry
Keiser, Albert, 1887-1959
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This was done in the example just quoted by gddy similarly in pat we to pam hyhstan hrofe gestigan / halgum weorcutny Cr. 750. D(Bd is also used. Thus, Crist ealle wat / gode dade, Judg. 68, geleanad lifes waldend / . . . / godum dadum, 87, further, hu hi fore god- dadum glade blissiad, Cr. 1287, pat we motun her mereri / goddadum begietan gaudia in cela, Ph. 669, and pat he godra mast / dada gefremme, 462-3.
404. Among good works a very prominent place was accorded the giving of alms. The OE.
...word is almysse, almesse, f., cognate with OFris.
ielmisse, OS. alamdsna, ON. almusa, OHG. alamuosan,^ the common Teut.
type *alemosna or ^alemosina going back through popular L. *alimosina to L. eleemosyna and Greek ^Xeij/juxrvvrj, The word is encountered a num- ber of times in OE. poetry, one small piece treating especially of alms, bestowing the highest praise upon this good work. For worulde weord- mynda mast / and for ussum dryhtne doma selest, the author exclaims Alms 3-4, and as to the results, {Efne swa he mid wittre pone weallendan / leg adwasce, pat he leng ne mag / blac byrnende burgum sce'd'dan, 5-7) swa he mid almessan ealle toscufed / synna wunde, sawla lacnad, 8-9.


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