A blind man, in Luke 18, calls out to Jesus. At verse 41, Jesus asks the blind man: Quid tibi vis faciam?, which is to say, what wilt thou that I do to thee? (version Douay). This entry will examine the Polish and Friulian readings of this same question. Following the notes, verses 35-43 are provided in Latin, Polish and Friulian for the reader’s independent … Continue reading Quid tibi vis faciam?
NÊF (f.), snow: blanc tant che la nêf, white as snow; il so vistît al jere blanc come la nêf, his garment was white like snow; e je colade un pocje di nêf, a bit of snow has fallen; e colave jù nêf bagnade, wet snow was falling; palâ la nêf, to shovel the snow; netâ vie la nêf e butâ sâl, to clear away … Continue reading Friulian vocabulary – NÊF (snow)
Under consideration in this entry is the Friulian reading of John 15:18, words of Christ. This entry takes such format: i) the Friulian wording, drawn from Bibie par un popul, is presented in its entirety; ii) this is followed by a translation into English directly from the Friulian; iii) next follow language notes on the Friulian wording; iv) finally, the English Douay and the Latin … Continue reading Se il mont us odee
VOLÊ BEN (v.), to love: jo ti vuei ben, I love thee; mi vuelistu ben?, lovest thou me?; se tu mi vuelis ben, if thou love me; se mi volês ben, if you love me; jo i vuei ben al gno paron, I love my master; chei che mi vuelin ben, those who love me; chel che no mi vûl ben, he who loveth me … Continue reading Friulian vocabulary – VOLÊ BEN (to love)
In the entry dated 24 November 2021 (Nolite diligere mundum), the reader examined the Latin, Polish and Friulian readings of love not the world nor the things which are in the world, which is the first sentence of 1 John 2:15. In this entry, he will now consider the second sentence of this same verse. According to the Douay, the English reading of the second … Continue reading Si quis diligit mundum
CLAP (m.), stone: doprâ il modon impen dal clap, to use brick instead of stone; un altâr di clap, an altar of stone; un pilastri di clap, a pillar of stone; une cjase di clap, a house of stone; un clap spiçât, a sharpened stone; la sô rispueste mi à lassât di clap, his answer paralysed me (literally, his answer left me stone); o soi restât … Continue reading Friulian vocabulary – CLAP (stone)
St. John, in his first letter, writes that the world and the things in the world are not to be loved, for if a man loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. So does 1 John 2:15-17 read in English (version Douay): Love not the world, nor the things which are in the world. If any man love the world, the … Continue reading Nolite diligere mundum
Under consideration in this entry is the Friulian reading of the second sentence of 2 Corinthians 4:18. This entry takes such format: i) the Friulian wording, drawn from Bibie par un popul, is presented in its entirety; ii) this is followed by a translation into English directly from the Friulian; iii) next follow language notes on the Friulian wording; iv) finally, the English Douay and … Continue reading Lis robis che no si viodin a durin par simpri
In this entry, under consideration is the Friulian reading of the gospel according to Mark 10, verses 17-22. This entry takes such format: i) the Friulian reading, drawn from Bibie par un popul, is presented in its entirety; ii) this is followed by a translation into English directly from the Friulian; iii) next follow language notes on the Friulian reading, by verse; iv) finally, the … Continue reading Ti mancje dome une robe
At Luke 2:14, a multitude of angels praise God upon the birth of Jesus: «Glorie a Diu tal plui alt dai cîi e pâs in tiere ai oms che lui ur vûl ben». In this entry, the reader will examine the language of the praise as it is expressed in Friulian. Before he continues, the following Friulian usages related to the words of this entry’s … Continue reading Glorie a Diu tal plui alt dai cîi
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