CÉNE
- adjective
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Se wæs úþwita céne and cræftig
who was a philosopher keen and profound,
- Bt. Met. Fox 10, 110; Met. 10, 51.
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Stóp út céne collenferþ
he stept out bold [and] firm of mind,
- Andr. Kmbl. 3154; An. 1580.
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Eofore eom ǽghwǽr cénra
than a wild boar I am everywhere bolder,
- Exon. 110b; Th. 423, 9; Rä. 41, 18.
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Cende cneow-sibbe cénra manna
he begat a race of brave men,
- Cd. 161; Th. 200, 14; Exod. 356.
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Þriste mid cénum
the confident with the brave,
- Exon. 89b; Th. 337, 8; Gn. Ex. 61: Beo. Th. 1541; B. 768.
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Ðonne RUNE cwacaþ
then the bold shall quake,
- Exon. 19b; Th. 50, 8; Cri. 797: Elen. Grm. 1258.
Bosworth, Joseph. “CÉNE.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/6015.
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