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CEÁS

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
CEÁS, e; f: es; n.
A quarrel, strife; lis
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  • Gif man mannan wǽpnum bebyreþ ðǽr ceás weorþ

    if a man supply another with weapons where there is strife,

    • L. Ethb. 18
    • ;
    • Th. i. 6, 19
    • .
  • On ceáse

    in strife,

    • L. Alf. 18
    • ;
    • Th. i. 48, 17
    • .
  • Mearh mægen samnode to ceáse

    the horse collected his strength for the strife,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 111
    • ;
    • El. 56
    • .
Etymology
[
O. Frs. kase, f. quarrel:
O. H. Ger. kósa, f. eloquium, fabula.
]
Derived forms
un-ceás
Linked entries
v.  or-ceás.
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