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Hebrew, n. and a. Also: Hebreu, Hebrow; plur. Hebrwys, Hebreis. [ME. Hebrew, Hebru (a 1300), OF. Hebreu, also Hebré, L. Hebræus. Cf. Ebrew.]
1. n. a. A Hebrew. b. Hebrew race or stock.a. a1400 Leg. S. vi. 73.
A god … , That of hebreis the god is c1420 Wynt. iv. 121.
As the Hebrwys reknys clere 1533 Gau 35/17.
As S. Paul writis in ix chaiptur to the Hebreisb. a1400 Leg. S. vi. 59.
A madyne com … Of hebrow borne Ib. 66.
He of hebrow ves a manne
2. n. and a. Hebrew (language). c1420 Wynt. i. 1478.
Qwhare before wes oysid nane Bot Hebrew langage Ib. v. 1300.
He was welle facund in Hebrewe c1515 Asl. MS. I. 323/21.
Expositouris of Hebrewe, Grewe & Latyne and utheris langage 1549 Compl. 111/28.
As it is onpossibil to gar ane fische … speik hebreu or greik 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 14.
Ane principal, to be reidar in Hebrew Ib. 15. 1591 Acts III. 526/1.
Ane cloude with Jehoua in hebrew abone the samyn
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