[Old English eln the forearm (the measure originally being from the elbow to the fingertips); related to Old High German elina, Latin ulna, Greek ōlenē]
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The vernacular Old English of 'monasterium', usually applied to mother churches manned by secular priests covering a 'parochia' or parish.
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Definition: In Old English, cob was a root word that meant lump or rounded mass. Cob houses are made of clay-like lumps of soil, sand, and straw. Unlike adobe and straw bale construction, cob does not use bricks or blocks.
The Roman vallum was an earth rampart with stakes or palisades (vallus, stake; Gr. 17Aos, nail) and the Old English word was particularly applied to such earth' walls; for the remains of the Roman walls in Britain see Britain.
Shaw's eclectic designs often included Tudor elements, and this "Old English" style became popular in the United States, where it became known as the Queen Anne style (although this was not historically accurate).
What follows is a translation of an Old English poem, perhaps dating from the end of the eighth century and associated with the poet named Cynewulf. We know four poems directly signed by Cynewulf, but we know nothing else about him.
Old EnglishA style used from c. 1860, in which tile-hanging, tall chimneys, half-timbering and other details of the gabled vernacular architecture of south-east England are picturesquely combined.Open pediment ...
Stucco might be molded or studded with stones or broken glass to emulate the pargeting found on old English dwellings.
Lych Gate
- gate structure, usually of timber with a roof and open sides, at the entry to a churchyard, and providing a resting place for coffins. (from lich, old English for a corpse) ...
 See also: Architecture, Die, House, Ground, Member
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