Christian and Related Terms Used in Interlinear Glosses in the Old English Period

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This monograph presents Old English renderings of Christian words found in interlinear glosses, especially the Gospels and the Psalter glosses. Nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs in biblical contexts are included through dialectal (Northumbrian, Mercian, and West Saxon) diachronic (early and late West Saxon) and idiolectal (i.e. scribal) comparison. By using interlinear glosses, the correspondence between the original Latin word and the Old English rendering can be recognised more clearly than in ordinary prose, and at the same time, a flexible choice of renderings can be seen in some contexts. The author tries to show which Old English words were chosen as renderings, while some Latin words were accepted without translation. Preface Introduction Chapter 1. MacGillivray (1902) and Wiesenekker (1991) 1.1. MacGillivray (1902) 1.2. Wiesenekker (1991) Chapter 2. Terms for Lord, God and Christ 2.1. Findings So Far 2.2. God 2.3. Drihten, hlaford, hælend 2.4. Crist, hælend 2.5. Summary Chapter 3. Major Christian Terms Found in Interlinear Glosses 3.1. Disciples 3.2. Devils and Angels 3.3. Bishop, Priest, and Ealdorman 3.4. Church 3.5. Baptism, Baptise 3.6. Mercy 3.7. Soul and Spirit 3.8. Sacrifice 3.9. Sin and Guilt 3.10. Might and Main 3.11. Bliss and Bless 3.12. Wise or Unwise 3.13. Deepness 3.14. Tabernacle 3.15. Pride 3.16. Word and Speech 3.17. Evil 3.18. Reproach 3.19. People 3.20. Refuge 3.21. Manna 3.22. Shame 3.23. Sing, Song 3.24. Let loose 3.25. On weg adrifan Chapter 4. Lexicalisation of ‘Christian’ Expressions 4.1. Early Old English 4.2. Cædmon’s Hymn 4.3. More examples from Bede 4.4. Genesis 4.5. Poems 4.6. Late Old English Chapter 5. Miscellanies 5.1. Ceder 5.2. Næddre, etc. 5.3. Gim 5.4. Preposition + Noun Conclusion Select Bibliography Index of Examples Appendices Appendix A. Tables Appendix B. Variants of Christian and Related Terms in the Gospels Appendix C. Variants of Christian and Related Terms in the Psalter Glosses Series Index