Meaning

Synonym of gloss and glossary, particularly (historical) in medieval contexts..

Example Sentences

To the bilingual glossaria belong also the so-called glossae Servii (§ 431, 4 in fin.) and the Latin glossae nominum, which were translated (about the 8th century) from biligual^([sic]) ones (published from Erfurt and other MSS. by GLoewe, Lpz. 1884, see n. 9 ad fin.) and others.

By studying all known old glossaria of Khoi-Khoin up to 1815, it was possible to identify […]

[…] Theoph. Simok. 95D—the use of κατασπιλάζω (Suid., Patres), the rendering of σπιλάς in bilingual glossaria (subitanum, procella), and, not only interesting but also methodically important, this meaning of the word and its relations in modern Greek dialects.

This diminutive bilingual glossarium seems to anticipate Bar Bahlûl’s Lexicon syriacum!

Siegfried emphasizes Philo’s Hellenism and also his ties with Plato (p.31 sqq.); he illustrates his point with a glossarium of Platonic vocabulary in Philo (pp.32-37), a glossarium of Greek words found in both Plutarch and Philo (pp.38-45) and an extensive glossarium Philoneum illustrative of further Hellenistic word use (pp.47-131).

Series of facts of all sorts, transpositions into modern chronology and annals, as well as technical explanations for the dating of documents, glossaria of saints’ days, old calendars etc. must be at his disposal.

No caviarium is recorded in glossaria of late and medieval Latin.

In the bilingual glossaria of CGL II superstes is mentioned as the Latin for περιών (193.19, 406.16).

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