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biblio-þéce

  • noun [ feminine ]
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biblio-þéce, an; f.
[ βιβλιοθήκη = βιβλίον a book, θήκη repository, a library].
a library; bibliotheca,
    C. R. Ben. 50.
a collection of books in one volume, hence, -
The Bible; biblia
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  • Hieronimus, se wurþfulla and se wísa bócere, úre Biblioþécan gebrohte to Lédene of Gréciscum bócum and of Ebréiscum

    Jerome, the worthy and wise author, translated our Bible out of the Greek and Hebrew books into Latin,

      Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 6-8.

  • Se saltere ys án bóc on ðære Biblioþécan

    the psalter is one book in the Bible,

      Ælfc. T. 14, 25.

  • Iohannes awrát ða bóc, Apocalipsis geháten, and ðeós bóc ys æftemyst on ðære Biblioþécan

    John wrote the book called Revelation, and this book is the last in the Bible,

      Ælfc. T. 31, 23.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “biblio-þéce.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/4207.

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