▪ I. † ˈpostle Obs.
Forms: 1 postol, 3 (Orm.) posstell, 3–6 postel, postle, 4 postyll, Sc. -ule, 4–5 -il, -ill(e, -ele, 6 -elle.
[OE. postol, aphetic form of apostol, apostle.]
= apostle.
| c 975 Rushw. Gosp. Luke xxiv. 10 Ða oðre..cwedun ðas to ðæm postolum. c 1200 Ormin 5186 Cristess posstell, Sannt Johan. 13.. Cursor M. 20928 (Edin.) Siþin he com to postlis state [Gött. postil]. c 1375 Sc. Leg. Saints xxvii. (Machor) 1552 Ihesus his postulis xij ymang. 1377 Langl. P. Pl. B. xvi. 159 Suffreth my postles in pays & in pees gange. c 1489 Caxton Sonnes of Aymon x. 272 By saynt peter the postle. 1533 More Apol. 149 b, Y⊇ postle maye make some bysshoppes amonge the new brethern. |
▪ II. postle
variant of postil, Obs.