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CASTEL

  • noun [ neuter ]
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CASTEL, castell, es; n. m.
A town, village, CASTLE; villa, oppidum, castellum
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  • Faraþ on ðæt castel [to ðam castelle, Hat. in ðas cæstre, Rush.], ðæt fóran ongeán eów ys

    ite in castellum, quod contra vos est,

      Mt. Bos. 21, 2.
  • He ðá lǽrende ða castel beférde

    et circuibat castella in circuitu docens,

      Mk. Bos. 6, 6.
  • His wíf wæs innan ðam castele

    uxor sua fuit in castello,

      Chr. 1075; Gib. 183, 3: 1053; Erl. 187, 9.
  • Ða castelas gewunnan

    castella expugnarunt,

      1069; Gib. 174, 28.
Etymology
[Lat. castellum, dim. of castrum a camp, fortified place; akin to casa a hut, and caveo to guard, protect.]
Derived forms
DER. castel-men, -weorc.
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