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C, In Gothic and Icelandic C is entirely wanting, being always represented by k. It is remarkable that the Anglo-Saxons have seldom made use of k; but, following the Latin, have preferred the use of c.
the letter c is found as an initial, medial, and final. —
As an initial letter it corresponds to the Gothic amd Icelandic k
; as, —
A. Sax. corn corn
,
Goth. karn
,
Icel. korn
;
A. Sax. ceósan to choose
,
Goth. kiusan
,
Icel. kjósa.
As a medial and final letter c corresponds to the Gothic and Icelandic k
, — thus
A. Sax. æcer a field"
,
Goth. akrs,
Icel. akr
;
A. Sax. eác also
,
Goth. auk,
Icel. ok [og]
.
c and cc are often changed into h or hh before s or þ, and especially before t;
as, strehton they stretched, for strecton from
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streccan
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Ahsian
for
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acsian
or
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axian
to ask; séhþ for sécþ seeks, from sécan to seek. In words immediately derived from Anglo-Saxon, k is frequently substituted for the Anglo-Saxon c; as,
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cyning
a king;
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cyn
kin or kindred. Sometimes q or ch; as,
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cwén
queen;
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cild
a child;
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cin
a chin.
the Runic letter RUNE not only stands for the letter c, but also for the name of the letter in Anglo-Saxon
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cén
a torch,
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v. cén and RÚN.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “C.” 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/5725.

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