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Getting close to a source for f85r2

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13-01-2025, 03:50 PM (This post was last modified: 13-01-2025, 03:51 PM by Koen G.)
(13-01-2025, 12:24 PM)MarcoP wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Rendered in modern English by ChatGPT:

Quote:The cripple speaks to himself: "Now I must pray in bed [I am not sure "beddes" can mean "in bed"]

Hi Marco, I looked into this just now. The English word "bead" is etymologically related to "bid", which still means "to pray" in Dutch (and I assume other Germanic languages). So if one must "byd beddes", it simply means "to pray using beads". It's a direct reference to the prayer beads he's holding. So this is a good addition: a textual description of someone using prayer beads when the body is feeble and death approaches.

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Getting close to a source for f85r2 - by Koen G - 07-01-2025, 10:31 PM
RE: Getting close to a source for f85r2 - by Koen G - 13-01-2025, 03:50 PM

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