See cild in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "ċildclāþ"
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"english": "He promised that he would, and the saint prayed for the sick child, and he was instantly better.",
"text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Saint Basilius, Bishop\"\nHe be-het þæt he wolde and se halga ge-bæd for þæt seoce cyld and him wæs sona bet.",
"translation": "He promised that he would, and the saint prayed for the sick child, and he was instantly better.",
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"english": "The children ride their sticks and play all kinds of games where they imitate adults.",
"text": "late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy\nÞā ċildru rīdaþ on heora stafum and maniġfealde plegan plegaþ þǣr hīe hyriaþ ealdum mannum.",
"translation": "The children ride their sticks and play all kinds of games where they imitate adults.",
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"english": "The blessed Cuthbert, when he was an eight-year-old child, was running around like his innocent age urged him to do and playing with his peers.",
"text": "c. 992, Ælfric, “The Deposition of St. Cuthbert, Bishop”\nSē ēadega Cūðbeorht, þā þā hē wæs eahtawintre ċild, rann swā swā him his nytenlīċe ield tyhte plegende mid his efnealdum.",
"translation": "The blessed Cuthbert, when he was an eight-year-old child, was running around like his innocent age urged him to do and playing with his peers.",
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"roman": "Ġē ġemētaþ ān ċild hræġlum bewunden and on binne āleġd.",
"text": "c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 2:12",
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},
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"ipa": "[t͡ʃiɫd]"
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"english": "He promised that he would, and the saint prayed for the sick child, and he was instantly better.",
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"english": "The children ride their sticks and play all kinds of games where they imitate adults.",
"text": "late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy\nÞā ċildru rīdaþ on heora stafum and maniġfealde plegan plegaþ þǣr hīe hyriaþ ealdum mannum.",
"translation": "The children ride their sticks and play all kinds of games where they imitate adults.",
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},
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"english": "The blessed Cuthbert, when he was an eight-year-old child, was running around like his innocent age urged him to do and playing with his peers.",
"text": "c. 992, Ælfric, “The Deposition of St. Cuthbert, Bishop”\nSē ēadega Cūðbeorht, þā þā hē wæs eahtawintre ċild, rann swā swā him his nytenlīċe ield tyhte plegende mid his efnealdum.",
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}
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