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CÝLE

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
CÝLE, cíle, céle,es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§73; §170; §181; §386;
A cold, coldness, CHILL; frīgus
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  • Ne mæg fýres feng ne forstes cýle somod eardian

    the grasp of fire and chill of frost cannot dwell together,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 708
    • ;
    • Sal. 353
    • .
  • Befóran ansíne cýles

    ante faciem frigŏris,

    • Ps. Spl. 147,
    • 6.
  • Nabbaþ we to hyhte nymþe cýle and fýr

    we have nought in hope, save chill and fire,

    • Cd. 220
    • ;
    • Th. 285,
    • 10;
    • Sat. 335
    • .
  • Hý wyrcaþ ðone cýle hine on

    they bring the cold upon him,

    • Ors. 1,
    • 1;
    • Bos. 23, 6,
    • 8.
Etymology
[
Prompt. cole algor:
Piers P. Laym. Orm. chele chill, cold:
Plat. köle , f. pain:
Ger. kühle , f:
M. H. Ger. küele , f:
O. H. Ger. kuolí , f:
Dan. köle , m. f. coolness of the air:
Swed. kyla , f. a chill:
Icel. kylr , m. a gust of cold air:
Lat. gelu
.]
Derived forms
fǽr-cýle
Linked entries
v.  céle cíle.
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  • CÝLE, n.