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It is of African origin, probably connected with Egyptian Ob, Aub, or Obron, meaning 'serpent. Moses forbids Israelites ever to consult the demon Ob, i.e., 'Charmer, Wizard. The Witch of Endor is called Oub or Ob. Oubaois is the name of the Baselisk or Royal Serpent, emblem of the Sun, and, according to Horus Appollo, 'the Ancient Deity of Africa." Edwards: West Indies, ed. 1819, II. 106-119.
E las claus son de prejar: Ab cel obron li cortes. Here was a little break. Gilles, very dark, took a step; up shot Richard's warning hand Dedinz la clauson qu'i es Son las mazos dels borges . . . On went the exulting voice after the new rhymes, gayer and yet more gay. Li Chastel d'Amors has twelve linked verses, and King Richard, wound up in their music, sang them all.
He looked as fresh and gallant a figure as ever in his life; his beard trimmed sharply, his strong hair brushed back, his doublet green, his trunks of fine leather, his shoes of yet finer. The song he was upon was Li Chastel d' Amors, which runs Las portas son de parlar Al eissir e al entrar: Qui gen non sab razonar, Defors li ven a estar. E las claus son de prejar: Ab cel obron li cortes
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