eldertongue

Old English · phrase

beo sibb betwux eow

Part of speech
phrase

Meaning

  1. peace be among you

    Se Hǣlend cwæð to him, "Bēo sibb betwux ēow." For sibbe cōm Crist tō mannum, and sibbe hē bead and tǣhte, and nis nān ðing him ġecwēme þe bið būtan sibbe ġedōn.

    Jesus said to them, "Peace be among you." For peace Christ came to men, and peace he enjoined and taught, and nothing is to him acceptable which is done without peace.

    c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday after Easter"

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