Old Latin

American  

noun

1. the Latin language in use from the earliest inscriptions to c100 b.c. OL, OL., O.L.

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Old Latin British  

noun

1. the Latin language before the classical period, up to about 100 _bc

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Etymology

Origin of Old Latin

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Transcribed by the Bishop of Salisbury and the Rev. H. J. White in 1887, and published in Old Latin Bibl.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

Vulgate text, but with Old Latin readings, especially in the earlier chapters of St. Matthew.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

B though in a much lesser degree compared with Cod. א: the Old Latin and Peshitto Versions compared with Cod.

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William

These Latin expressions are taken from one or other of the twelve Old Latin MSS.

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William

If B or if א stood alone, neither of them singly would be any match for either the Syriac or the Old Latin Versions,—still less for the two combined.

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William