- Cayme
- A medieval spelling of Cain. -
Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
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Cayme's castles — Phrase used by John Wyclif (after 1382 and during his exile in Oxford) to describe the great churches of the Franciscan friars. Cayme is a medieval form of *Cain, son of Adam, killer of his brother, Abel. The reason for the hostile epithet is… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
vax-cayme — obs. Sc. f. wax comb … Useful english dictionary
Caymiticus — Fratricidal; derived from *Cayme. Cf. Cayme s castles Ceap. See Chap1 … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Hilaire Belloc's books — This is a chronological bibliography of books (with a few pamphlets) by the author Hilaire Belloc. His books of verse went through many different editions, and are not comprehensively covered.To 1909* Verses and Sonnets (1896) poems, Ward and… … Wikipedia
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Obra de Hilaire Belloc — Anexo:Obra de Hilaire Belloc Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La siguiente es un bilbiografía del autor Hilaire Belloc Contenido 1 Bibliografía 1.1 Hasta 1909 1.2 1910 – 1919 … Wikipedia Español
Acrostic — Poems in which the first or last letters of successive lines formed a word or phrase were popular in this period. The hiddenness of the acrostic gave it a didactic quality which accorded with an impulse which found more evident expression in the… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Cain — 1) The son of Adam, and the killer of his brother, Abel. For that crime he was banished, thus becoming a wanderer and archetype of pilgrims. However, the medieval person would also know that before his crime, Cain was the tiller of the land… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Jacobin — Uncomplimentary word applied to *Dominican friars. Cf. Cayme … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Green, Matthew — (1696 1737) While little is known of the life of this English poet, it appears he was born of Nonconformist parents (possibly Quaker) but did not follow their religion. He was employed in a custom house and died at a lodging in Nag s Head… … British and Irish poets
