Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
soul . - noun See sool, soul.
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- noun Obsolete form of
soul . - noun Scotland A
hired mourner at afuneral .
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Examples
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The Aucht Article proponis to me, that your Lordschip wald tack the laubour to gett me a man to instruct me in your Catholick faith, and to be my preachear, for whais doctrine ye wald lay your saule, that he wald teach nathing but trewly conforme to your faith.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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My wordis shall appeir to some scharpe and undiscreitlie spokin; but as charitie awght to interpreit all thingis to the best, so awght wyse men to understand, that a trew friend can nott be a flatterar, especiallie when the questions of salvatioun, boith of body and saule, ar moved; and that nott of one nor of two, but as it war of a hole realme and natioun.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Gif hwa wule witen hwa erest bi won reste þam wrecche saule to soþe ic eow segge. þet wes s {an} c {t} e paul þe apostel and mihhal þe archangel heo tweien eoden et sume time in {} to helle alswa heo {m} drihten het for to lokien hu hit þer ferde.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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This gryme fyre I fear nott; and so I pray yow for to do, yf that any persecutioun come unto yow for the wordis saik; and nott to fear thame that slay the body, and afterwarte have no power to slay the saule.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Micel hadde henri k {ing} gadered gold ⁊ syluer. ⁊ na god ne dide me for his saule thar {} of.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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And yef ye bieþ lepr {us} þurch diadliche senne. greded gode Merci {;} þet þo leprus yaf helþe ine bodie {;} þet he us yeue gostliche helþe. in ure saule.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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Nu leofe breðre ȝe habbeð iherð hwa erest bi won reste þa {m} forgulte saule.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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Swa scule ða gastlich ` e´ stieres {} me {n} n. ` steren´ ða arche of ðe hali cherche ðat hie ðarof ne for {} liesen ne lichame ne saule.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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+Nu witen her. + ⁊ nuðe þer. ⁊ nusten hwat hi wolden. þer is bernunde pich hore saule to baþien inne.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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I shall daylie maik my hartlie devotioun for thy Grace, and for the prosperitie and wealfair of thy body and saule.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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