Explanation of the Most Difficult Words in the Preceding Ancient Version of Solomon’s Song
EXPLANATION OF THE MOST DIFFICULT WORDS IN THE PRECEDING ANCIENT VERSION OF SOLOMON’S SONG CHAP. I
Ver.
2 Cosse kisses.
6 Fogten fought.
7 Leswe leisure or rest.
8 Goot plural of goat.
9 Charis chairs or chariots.
10 Leef love, fem. as lemman, mas.
— Turture turtle dove.
11 Furrede bordered.
13 Lemman lover. See Leef.
CHAP. II
4 Throote throat.
5 Gee ye.
6 Heued head.
— Clippen embrace.
7 Capretis young goats, kids.
— Rere rear or raise.
CHAP. III
3 Sogt sought, searched for.
4 Seegen saw.
6 Stiegeth ascendeth.
— Gerde rod or staff.
— Swote sweet.
— Cense incense.
— Pymentarie odoriferous.
8 Tagt taught.
10 Enournede strewed.
CHAP. IV
1 Eegen eyes.
2 Clipped shorne.
3 Swote sweet.
6 Inbowid declined.
— Cens incense.
7 Wemm defect, wart, mole.
8 Couchis lairs or dens.
15 Burre a rippling noise like waters.
CHAP. V
1 Derworth most beloved.
2 Culver dove.
6 Moltyn melted.
13 Pimentaries perfumers, confectioners.
14 Yvren ivory.
CHAP. VI
4 Scheltrun covering.
8 Secundane wiives secondary wives, concubines.
9 Secundarie idem.
10 Morewtide to-morrow.
11 Burrouned put forth buds.
13 Queeris choirs.
CHAP. VII
3 Gemelwis twins.
4 Yate gate.
5 Heris hairs.
— Purpure purple.
8 Tetis teats, breasts.
12 Gif if.
13 Yeven give.
CHAP. VIII
2 Must new wine.
3 Clippen embrace.
5 Clevyng holding on, leaning.
— Schent corrupted.
6 Gelousnesse jealousy.
9 Pynnaclis turrets, towers.
11 Pesyble the peaceful man, i.e.,
Solomon.
13 Pesiblis idem.
N. B.—There are many other words which, though they appear difficult, a little labour will make out as they differ more in the spelling than in the sense.