Colme-kill MACBETH, ii. 4. 33.
“The famous Iona, one of the Western Isles. . . . Holinshed
scarcely mentions the death of any of the ancient kings of Scotland, without taking notice
of their being buried with their predecessors in Colme-kill”
(STEEVENS)
.
“It is now called Icolmkill”
(MALONE)
.
“Kil is a cell. See Jamieson's Dictionary in voce.
Colme-kill is the cell or chapel of St. Columba”
(BOSWELL)
.
A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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