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ceorlisc

  • adjective
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Grammar
ceorlisc, ciorlisc, cierlisc, cirlisc, cyrlisc; adj. [ceorl, -isc, q. v.]
CHURLISH, rustic, common; rusticus, vulgaris
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  • Ceorlisc

    rusticus,

    • Cot. 188
      • .

  • Ceorlisc hláf

    common bread

    ;

    cibarius [panis],

    • Ælfc. Gl. 66
      • ;
    • Som. 69, 61
      • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 41, 17
      • .

  • Ceorlisc folc

    common people, plebs;

    vulgus vel

    • 87
      • ;
    • Som. 74, 45
      • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 50, 27
      • .

  • Gif cierlisc [ciorlisc MS. H; cyrlisc B.] mon betygen wǽre

    if a common man has been accused,

    • L. In. 18
      • ;
    • Th. i. 114, 6
      • .

  • Se cierlisca [ceorlisce MS. B; ciorlisca H.] mon

    the common man,

    • 37
      • ;
    • Th. i. 124, 21
      • .

  • Be cierlisces [cyrlisces MSS. B. G.] monnes ontýnesse

    of the accusing of a common man,

    • 37
      • ;
    • Th. i. 124, 20
      • .

  • Be cirliscum [ceorliscum MS. B; cyrliscum G; cierliscum H.] þeófe

    of a common thief,

    • 18
      • ;
    • Th. i. 114, 5
      • .

  • Sǽton feáwa cirlisce [cyrlisce,

    • col. 2, 3
      • ;
    • 165, col. 1, 2
    ]

    men, a few countrymen remained,

    • Chr. 893
      • ;
    • Th. 164, 4, col. 1
      • .
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v.  cyrlisc ceorl-líc cierlisc ciorlisc cirlisc.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ceorlisc.” 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/6053.

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