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The Reichenau Glosses

The Reichenau glosses to the Vulgate Bible of St. Jerome are
called so because theyformerly
Germany. It is supposed that
b,elonged to the"abbey of Reicheiau, on an titand in Lake Constance,
they are compiled in the 8th century

The vocabularlt sf yfis Reichenau glosses appears lo be French in/lauour (e.g-, arenam satd glossed

D.ysabulo,F,,",t,.hsable;vespertilLnesbats,bycalvassorices,Frenchchauvesouris),and
they
iords of Frankish orrgin oppro, (e.g., scabrones beetle s is glossed by wapces wasps, respectant
look about by tewardant).
(e.g., saniore healthier'ls glossed
The glosses provide some evidence of morphological simplification
ay piu, 5uno ,ror" healthy and cecinithe sang by cantavig, but for the most
part only lexical items
are regarded as meriting comment.

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o onustus pro carcatus (carricatus, OF chargi6)

. binas pro duas et duas (.8 deux et deux, deux d deux)
e profertus Pro alatus factus
"o transgredere Pro ultra alare
opilio pro custos ovium vel berbicarius
o apr pro salvaticus Porcus
. ftisiles pro fundutas (F fondues)
o gecor (icur) pro ficato (ficatum; OF feie, foie)
n offendas pro abatas (OF abates af)
o oVeS pro berbices (verveces; OF berbis, Fbrebis slieep)
e mares Pro masculi (F mAles)
" oppidiipro pro castellis vel civitatibus (F chdteaux, citds)
hibernus (F hiver)
". hiems
forum pro mercatum (F march6)
B ernit pio comparavit(OF comparer to buy)
r rnercator pro comparator
n femur pro coxa (F cuisse)
. arena pro sabulo (F sable)
e cecinit pro cantavit (F chanta)
c c?.I1fe pro cantare (,F chanter)
r si vis pro si voles (F si [tu] veux)
o pallium pro drappum (,8 drap, of Gaulish origin)
o lamento pro Ploro (-FPleurer)
"n liberos pro infantes (F enfants)
ictus pro colpus (F coup. of Gk origin)
o ensiS pro gladius (F glaive)
o uVBS pro racemos (F raisins)
o sortilegus pro sorcerus (F sorcier)
e tedet pro anoget (inodiat, Fennuie)
c visc.era pro intralia (F entrailles)

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