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CANDEL

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
CANDEL, candell, condel, condell, e; f: candel, es; n. A CANDLE; candela, lampas = λαμπάς
Wright's OE grammar
§59; §310; §378;
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  • Hádre scíneþ ródores candel

    the sun [the candle of the firmament] serenely shines,

      Beo. Th. 3148; B. 1572.
  • Candeles leóma

    the light of a candle;

    lampas,
      Ælfc. Gl. 67; Som. 69, 88; Wrt. Voc. 41, 41.
  • Glád ofer grúndas Godes condel beorht

    God's bright candle glided over the grounds,

      Chr. 937; Th. 202, 16, col. 1; Æðtelst. 15: Exon. 51b; Th. 179, 20; Gú. 1264: 72a; Th. 269, 23; Jul. 454.
  • Se sceal ðære sunnan síþ bihealdan, Godes condelle

    he shall observe the sun's course, God's candle,

      57a; Th. 204, 2; Ph. 91.
Etymology
[Chauc. Laym. candel: Pers. kandeel a candle: Fr. chandelle: Span. It. candela, from the Lat. candela, from candēre to shine.]
Derived forms
DER. dæg-candel, friþ-, heofon-, mére-, swegel-, weder-, woruld-, wyn-: candel-bora, -leóht, -mæsse, -snytels, -stæf, -stieca, -treów, -twist, -weoc, -wyrt.
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v.  condel.
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  • CANDEL, n.