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There is more than one match in the list of known abbreviations:
- Bos is an abbreviation for The Gothic and Anglo-Saxon Gospels with the versions of Wycliffe and Tyndale, edited by J. Bosworth, London, 1865.
- Bos is an abbreviation for King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version of the compendious history of the world by Orosius, edited by J. Bosworth, London, 1859. Quoted by book and chapter (Ors.), and by page and line (Bos.).
Following are the numbers of occurence of Bos in each text:
Language Text Strict
matchingLoose
matchingPGmc Torp 1 3 Goth Wright's Gothic Grammar -- -- OE Bosworth/Toller 2118 2118 OE Bright's OE Grammar -- -- OIcel Cleasby/Vigfusson 2 4 OIcel Gordon/Taylor -- -- All texts 2121 2125
External links:
Modern English: Search ARTFL's Gutenberg Webster for Bos
Modern German: Search Leo for Bos