18-11-2016, 01:39 AM
(This post was last modified: 18-11-2016, 01:41 AM by Witch Mountain.)
(17-11-2016, 11:03 PM)stellar wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(17-11-2016, 02:44 AM)Witch Mountain wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Intriguing, Stellar. Why do you suppose the author would not just encode the Genesis passage as it is written in the Bible, instead of this syntax, which seems somewhat unnatural: "And serpent more subtle beasts the every field Lord Creator make..."
Thank you Dear Witch Mountain,
1) All can say is if it were Dee maybe he was not using a Bible at the time and relied on memory.
Dear Stellar, indeed this is even more curious! But if he was relying on memory, wouldn't he still form correct grammar? I don't remember the exact wording of the passage myself, but I'd produce "The Lord Creator made every beast of the field" long before "Beasts the every field Lord Creator make."
Quote:2) This too puzzled me for syntax: Yet Dee did intermix Welsh with English, example this poem!
Byd and Twys Welsh words.
Curiouser and curioser, dear Stellar! This is a good find. Is it possible that Byd = "bid" (I bid thee) and "twys" = "twice" ?

