cildcradol

Old English

Etymology

Compound of ċild (“child”) +‎ cradol (“cradle”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃildˌkrɑ.dol/, [ˈt͡ʃiɫdˌkrɑ.dol]

Noun

ċildcradol n

  1. a child's cradle
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Mīne ġebroðra, hwylċe belādunge mage wē habban, ġif wē gōdra weorca ġeswicað, wē ðe fram ċildcradole tō Godes ġelēafan cōmon?
      My brothers, what excuse do we have, we who came to the faith of God from the cradle, if we fail to perform good works?

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