Old English · noun
cildcradol
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- IPA
- /ˈt͡ʃildˌkrɑ.dol/[ˈt͡ʃiɫdˌkrɑ.dol]
- Syllables
- ˈt͡ʃild · ˌkrɑ · dol (3 syllables)
Meaning
a child's cradle
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?
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Etymology
Compound of ċild (“child”) + cradol (“cradle”)
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