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Orʹmulum

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A paraphrase of Scripture in Anglo-Saxon verse; so called from the name of the author, Orm or Ormin (13th cent.).

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Orilo or Orillo (in Orlando Furioso, book viii.)
Orinda
Orion
Orkborne (Dr.)
Orkneys
Orlando
Orlando Furioso
Orlando Innamorato (Roland the paladin in love)
Orleans
Ormandine
Ormulum
Ormusd or Ormuzd
Oromasdes
Oroöndatēs
Orosius (General History of)
Orotalt
Orpheus
Orpheus of Highwaymen
Orrery
Orsin
Orsini (Maffio)