CANDEL
- noun [ neuter ]
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Hádre scíneþ ródores candel
the sun [the candle of the firmament] serenely shines,
- Beo. Th. 3148; B. 1572.
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Candeles leóma
the light of a candle;
lampas,- Ælfc. Gl. 67; Som. 69, 88; Wrt. Voc. 41,
41.
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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.
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Se sceal ðære sunnan síþ bihealdan, Godes condelle
he shall observe the sun's course, God's candle,
- 57a; Th. 204, 2; Ph. 91.
Bosworth, Joseph. “CANDEL.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/5814.
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