Old English · noun
þyrnen beag
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Modern English
- crown of thornsthorns
Meaning
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crown of thorns
Sē þe ūs ġehǣlþ fram þām stiċe ūrra synna, hē ġeþafode þæt him man sette þyrnenne bēag on þæt hēafod.
The person who heals us from the stabs of our sins allowed a crown of thorns to be placed on his head.
c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
Etymology
Translation of Latin spinea corona, itself translating Hellenistic Ancient Greek ἀκάνθινος στέφανος (akánthinos stéphanos).
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