"recels" meaning in Old English

See recels in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈreː.kels/, [ˈreː.keɫs] Forms: rēcels [canonical, neuter]
Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=rēcels|head2=|sort=}} rēcels n, {{ang-noun|n|head=rēcels}} rēcels n
  1. incense
    Sense id: en-recels-ang-noun-ZWUioDqG Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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          "text": "late 9th century, Old English Martyrology\nHim mon brōhte gold tō ġefe, on þǣm wæs ġetācnod þæt hē wæs sōð cyning. Ōðer him brōhte reċels, on þǣm wæs ġetācnod þæt hē wæs sōð god. Sē þridda him brōhte myrran þā wyrt, on þǣm wæs ġetācnod þæt hē wæs dēadlīċ mon, ond þæt hē þurh his ānes dēað ealle ġelēaffulle men ġefrēode fram ēċum dēade.",
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          "text": "late 9th century, Old English Martyrology\nHim mon brōhte gold tō ġefe, on þǣm wæs ġetācnod þæt hē wæs sōð cyning. Ōðer him brōhte reċels, on þǣm wæs ġetācnod þæt hē wæs sōð god. Sē þridda him brōhte myrran þā wyrt, on þǣm wæs ġetācnod þæt hē wæs dēadlīċ mon, ond þæt hē þurh his ānes dēað ealle ġelēaffulle men ġefrēode fram ēċum dēade.",
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