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ceást

  • noun [ feminineneuter ]
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ceást, e; f? es; n?
Strife, contention, murmuring, sedition, scandal; lis, rixa, seditio
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  • On ceáste

    in strife,

    • L. Alf. 18
    • ;
    • Th. i. 48, note 34
    • .
  • Gif he þurh unnytte ceáste man ofsleá fæste x geár

    si in inutili rixa hominem occident, x annas jejunet,

    • L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, § 22
    • ;
    • Th. ii. 230, 29
    • .
  • Ne he ceaste ne astirige

    he shall not stir up strife,

    • L. Ælf. P. 50
    • ;
    • Th. ii. 386, 12
    • .
  • Folcslíte vel ǽswícung, sacu, ceást

    seditio,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 15
    • ;
    • Som. 58, 39
    • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 21, 30
    • .
Etymology
[
Piers P. cheeste, cheste.
]
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v. ceás strife.
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