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  • 101Matthew 6:16 — is the sixteenth verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse opens the discussion of fasting. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Moreover when ye… …

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  • 102Maxims (Old English poems) — Maxims I and Maxims II Author(s) unknown Language Old English Date unknown Manuscript(s) Exeter Book (M …

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  • 103Metres of Boethius — The Metres of Boethius (or Lays of Boethius) are a series of Old English alliterative poems adapted from the Latin metra of the 6th century Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius. The Metres were produced shortly after King Alfred (r. 870 899)… …

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  • 104Ngapi — Raw ngapi Ngapi (Burmese: ငပိ or ငါးပိ, pronounced  …

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  • 105Old English literature — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects …

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  • 106Handbook for a Confessor — Late Old English Handbook for the Use of a Confessor Audience priests Language Old English, some medieval Latin Date early 11th century Principal manuscript(s) …

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  • 107Милостыня (стихотворение) — Милостыня (англ. The Alms Giving)  условное название, данное стихотворению на древнеанглийском языке, сохранившемуся в составе Эксетерской книги (fol. 121b  122a). Стихотворение представляет собой вариацию на тему из библейского… …

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  • 108FERRAR, NICHOLAS —    a religious enthusiast in the reign of Charles I.; was elected a Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, in 1610; afterwards devoted himself to medicine and travelled on the Continent; subsequently joined his father in business in London, and entered …

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  • 109dǽlan — dǽlan1 wv/t1b 3rd pres dǽlþ past dǽlde ptp gedǽled 1. to divide, part, (1) to separate into parts, share; ic wille dǽlan þá yfelan þǽm yfelum on twá I want to separate the evil from the evil in two; (2) to break up union, association; ne ceara þu …

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  • 110Kabir — (1425? 1492)    The son of a Brahman widow brought up in a Muslim weaver s family at Benaras, Kabir became a disciple of Ra manand and also associated with Sufis. He rejected the idea of caste as well as schools of Brahmanical philosophy and held …

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