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extant, treating specific disciplin
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the ideahequotesOvid’sMetamorphos
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Only the words in my Peri Archon 44
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to establish educational centers at
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Hrabanus treated in another book) b
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are based on contraries, so that
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works ofIsidore of Seville were a m
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Editions of the Etymologies and thi
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Modern editions and translations of
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Additional sources Buckland, W. W.
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The first table below, within quota
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36 Analytical table of contents xiv
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38 Forconventions used in the trans
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40 I.iii.6.-iv.4 Isidore of Seville
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42 I.iv.18-vii.7 Isidore of Seville
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44 I.vii.29-viii.4 Isidore of Sevil
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48 I.xvii.13-xvii.28 Isidore of Sev
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50 I.xix.6-xxi.5 Isidore of Seville
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52 I.xxiii.2-xxvii.3 Isidore of Sev
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54 I.xxvii.21-xxix.1 Isidore of Sev
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56 I.xxxii.5-xxxiv.6 Isidore of Sev
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58 I.xxxv.5-xxxvi.5 Isidore of Sevi
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60 I.xxxvi.18-xxxvii.5 Isidore of S
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62 I.xxxvii.14-xxxvii.21 Isidore of
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64 I.xxxvii.32-xxxix.6 Isidore of S
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66 I.xxxix.19-xl.5 Isidore of Sevil
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i. Rhetoric and its name (De rhetor
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(scriptum et voluntas), contradicto
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the same thing,” and so forth, up
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from clauses. 2.Acomma is the marki
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16.Some comparative (comparativus)(
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that we may be permitted to say som
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the genus, then we subjoin the spec
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(interpretatio), 27 specifically be
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most fully designates what a human
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The argument is called ‘by contra
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Book III Mathematics (De mathematic
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a shared number besides the number
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means. First, you seek out means in
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than 9, for8 is acube(cubus) orasol
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13.Aharsh (asperus)voiceishoarse, a
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You make this number into a square,
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xli. The twin faces of the sky (De
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third has a half, thus: (fig.). The
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8. Arctophylax (i.e. the “bear-ke
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Not only those learned in the Chris
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110 IV.vi.1-vi.19 Isidore of Sevill
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112 IV.vii.24-viii.11 Isidore of Se
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114 IV.ix.8-xi.6 Isidore of Seville
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Book V Laws and times (De legibus e
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(satura) istocomposerichlyvaried po
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ecause not just one witness swears
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a hostile lawsuit, called from ‘u
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27.Report does not possess a trustw
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not cotidie,seeingthatitis‘onever
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qualities of moisture, dryness, hea
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2905 In his 132 nd year Reu begot S
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5502 Diocletian, 20 years. After sa
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136 VI.ii.1-ii.19 Isidore of Sevill
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138 VI.ii.37-iii.2 Isidore of Sevil
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140 VI.viii.3-ix.2 Isidore of Sevil
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142 VI.xiii.1-xv.5 Isidore of Sevil
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144 VI.xvii.3-xvii.19 Isidore of Se
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146 VI.xviii.6-xix.2 Isidore of Sev
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148 VI.xix.22-xix.40 Isidore of Sev
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150 VI.xix.58-xix.74 Isidore of Sev
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i. God (De deo) 1.The most blessed
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35. There are certain terms applied
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oth the Son and the Holy Spirit, as
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of God than the Holy Spirit. 20.Iti
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strength is displayed, Gabriel is s
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so named as a presaging of his futu
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Lord.” Joash, “he who breathes
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from destruction by uncovering thei
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John, because of that question (Joh
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that some use a particular name to
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Book VIII The Church and sects (De
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orn (genitus)fromthese, and when th
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they assert that the Son is not lik
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3.Sohenceforth it was pleasing to l
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the same time - or from the platter
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called astrologers (mathematicus);
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will pretend that he is Christ, and
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Pythius. Whence also he established
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87. Fauns (faunus) were so called f
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Book IX Languages, nations, reigns,
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stock of Shem, holding the southern
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those people Phoenicians and the pr
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practice of viticulture to them. Be
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composed of various nations, sought
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with a verysevereedict,andafterthis
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are bound for twenty-five years. 54
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the frontiers burgi.Hence also the
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11.Son(filius)and daughter (filia)a
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11.Theterm‘maternal sister’ (ge
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cover the heavens. Whence the weddi
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1. People are for the most part una
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much distinguishes benignus from bo
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as if mutilated. 63. Consumed (cons
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says or promises ‘is done’ (fie
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strength; the opposite of an illust
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now that. Slippery (lubricus), beca
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189. Anuntius is [both] “one who
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(cf. John 13:5): “He was girded (
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248. Stupefied(stupidus), “rather
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i. Human beings and their parts (De
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they also say for shearing. From t
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58.Thegullet (gurgulio) derives its
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(cartilago) because it ‘lacks pai
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kindled, it may be moderated by the
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pass because, just as a great deal
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Physiologists maintain that human b
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uncertain are also commonly called
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i. Livestock and beasts of burden (
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Latin speakers call them triones (i
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at repulsive animal faces, such cyn
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Thus with her tongue the bear shape
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for the future and prepares during
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poison. Whatever spring it was in,
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is an animal armed with a sting, an
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crest may kill a crocodile by sawin
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slowly when they carry the right fo
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‘entire’ is called . Thecycnus
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43. Theraven(corvus), or corax, tak
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is a larger thrush, as it were. It
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Now inthis little book we have note
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curved and inclined and bent in the
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xi. Winds (De ventis) 1. Wind is ai
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through hot passages, it is affecte
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for this reason, that at one time S
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twisting it flows into the Dead Sea
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came to him by boat, seeking refuge
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286 XIV.iii.5-iii.17 Isidore of Sev
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288 XIV.iii.31-iii.41 Isidore of Se
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290 XIV.iv.7-iv.14 Isidore of Sevil
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292 XIV.iv.28-v.10 Isidore of Sevil
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294 XIV.vi.2-vi.13 Isidore of Sevil
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296 XIV.vi.27-vi.39 Isidore of Sevi
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298 XIV.viii.3-viii.18 Isidore of S
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300 XIV.viii.41-viii.11 Isidore of
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302 XV.i.14-i.29 Isidore of Seville
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304 XV.i.49-i.66 Isidore of Seville
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306 XV.ii.7-ii.25 Isidore of Sevill
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308 XV.ii.41-iii.9 Isidore of Sevil
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310 XV.iv.9-vi.2 Isidore of Seville
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312 XV.viii.2-ix.1 Isidore of Sevil
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314 XV.xii.3-xiii.17 Isidore of Sev
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316 XV.xvi.2-xvi.13 Isidore of Sevi
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318 XVI.ii.3-iii.2 Isidore of Sevil
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320 XVI.iv.4-iv.22 Isidore of Sevil
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322 XVI.v.13-vii.8 Isidore of Sevil
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324 XVI.viii.7-x.7 Isidore of Sevil
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326 XVI.xii.3-xiv.10 Isidore of Sev
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328 XVI.xv.25-xvii Isidore of Sevil
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Book XVII Rural matters (De rebus r
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identify with Ceres. Concerning her
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from Syria or because itisblack.29.
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“apple, any fleshy tree-fruit,”
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26. The‘holmoak’(ilex) issocall
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lentus -whence osiers and vines are
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uniformly waxy, easily softened, un
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for its own and retains the glory o
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(animula matris) because it stimula
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leaves like the coriander’s, and
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means parsley (apium). The best and
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360 XVIII.i.11-ii.8 Isidore of Sevi
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362 XVIII.v.1-vii.4 Isidore of Sevi
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364 XVIII.ix.5-xiv.1 Isidore of Sev
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366 XVIII.xvi.3-xxvi Isidore of Sev
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Book XIX Ships, buildings, and clot
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certain wooden handles (malleolus),
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for it is an inviolable element, co
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should equal their width. There are
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is rated to be a lesser quality. Th
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This was called a penna (lit. ‘wi
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one coming from the outside, such a
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public (palam) that war (bellum) wa
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xxviii. Colorings for cloth (De col
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skin, but a mitra is made of wool.
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the edges of clothing, woven either
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398 XX.iii.3-iii.18 Isidore of Sevi
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400 XX.iv.14-vi.9 Isidore of Sevill
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402 XX.x.1-xi.1 Isidore of Seville
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404 XX.xiii.1-xiv.10 Isidore of Sev
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406 XX.xvi.7-xvi.8 Isidore of Sevil
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Correspondence of Isidore and Braul
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will not giveupandpretendthatIdonot
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found me in Toledo, for I had been
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General index The following index i
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amurca 348 amygdala 344 amylum 396
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asterisk 50 asterites 324 astrion 3
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acchium 235 bracelet 391 bracile 39
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casula 387 casus 44 cat 254 catachr
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cochleacius stone 378 cockcrow 127
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cultor 205 cultura 337 cultus 384 C
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drink 397-399 drinking-bowl 400 dro
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faith 173 falarica 363 falcastrum 4
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circus 367-369 gladiatorial 370 gym
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Hermogenian 176 Hermus (river) 281,
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intervallum 313 intestate 121 intes
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Lebanon, Mount 281, 295 lebes 401 l
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manor 314 mantelium 388 mantle 386
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moon 102, 104 distance from earth 1
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oenomelum 398 oenophorum 400 oestru
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pausia (olive) 347 pavement 312, 37
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porcus marinus 260 pore 236 Porphyr
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asp 383 rastrum 404 ratio 73, 80, 1
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scale (measure) 332 scale-armor 364
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smyris 321 Smyrna 289, 303 snail, w
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swelling 110 switch 124, 339, 342 s
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tower 306 town 305 tow-rope 376 tox
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Victorius 143 victory 360 victus 39
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Index ofGreekwords This index aims
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403 387 295 264, 265 ∗ 375 K
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Index of citations Enclosed in squa
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4.1129 206 5.503 275 5.516 405 5.74
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4.483 199 4.487 181 4.511 187 4.558
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Amos 2:13 155 3:7 167 Obadiah 1:1 1