The problematic verb allentabit in the anonymous hymn Psalmus Responsorius

NOTES

• I am indebted to Prof. A. Welkenhuysen (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) for kindly making his notes available to me. to my colleague, Mr. P. Hasse, for useful comments and suggestions, and to Dr. Gabriele Thome (TLL, Munich) for bibliographical references. My thanks to Mrs. M.E.B. Martin for keeping a watchful and critical eye on the language. Their asistance is hereby acknowledged with gratitude. However, needless to say, the final responsibility for all views expressed here is entirely my own.
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