What does oyntment mean?
Oyntment means Obsolete form of ointment..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Obsolete form of ointment..
Then toke Mary a pounde off oyntment called nardus / perfecte and precious / and anoynted Jeſus fete / and wept his fete with her heer / and all the houſſe ſmelled off the ſavre off the oyntment.
From the ſole of the foote, euen vnto the head, there is no ſoundneſſe in it; but wounds, and bruiſes, and putrifying ſores: they haue not beene cloſed, neither bound vp, neither mollified with oyntment.
For in the Rites of funeration they did use to anoint the dead body, with Aromatick Spices and Oyntments, before they buried them.
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Oyntment means Obsolete form of ointment..
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Then toke Mary a pounde off oyntment called nardus / perfecte and precious / and anoynted Jeſus fete / and wept his fete with her heer / and all the houſſe ſmelled off the ſavre off the oyntment.
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