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▪ 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.
c975Rushw. Gosp. Luke xxiv. 10 Ða oðre..cwedun ðas to ðæm postolum. c1200Ormin 5186 Cristess posstell, Sannt Johan. 13..Cursor M. 20928 (Edin.) Siþin he com to postlis state [Gött. postil]. c1375Sc. Leg. Saints xxvii. (Machor) 1552 Ihesus his postulis xij ymang. 1377Langl. P. Pl. B. xvi. 159 Suffreth my postles in pays & in pees gange. c1489Caxton Sonnes of Aymon x. 272 By saynt peter the postle. 1533More Apol. 149 b, Y⊇ postle maye make some bysshoppes amonge the new brethern. ▪ II. postle variant of postil, Obs. |