Priscian
Americannoun
noun
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May Priscian himself be my enemy if what I am now going to say be not exactly true.
From In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts by Erasmus, Desiderius
The title Heroides is due to the grammarian Priscian; in the MSS. they are called Epistulae, and so Ovid himself refers to them, A.A. iii.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
At this period it is most probable that his Excerptio from the grammar of Priscian, long so popular as a text-book during the middle ages, was compiled.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
Priscian, conceded to be one of the principal grammatical authorities of the Roman world, flourished about the year 500.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)
The chief grammars used were those of Donatus and Priscian; these would be supplemented by a study of various compilations of proverbs, fables, and dialogues, e.g.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William
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