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CÁF

  • adjective
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Grammar
CÁF, comp. ra, re; sup. est, ost; adj.
Quick, sharp, prompt, nimble, swift; acer, celer, præceps
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  • Ðá geseah Iohannes sumne cniht swíðe glæd on móde and on anginne cáf

    there John saw a certain youth very cheerful in mind and quick in design,

    • Ælfc. T. 33, 17
      • ;
    • R. Ben. 7
      • ;
    • Fulg. 9
      • .

  • Cáf

    præceps,

    • Glos. Prudent. Recd. 143, 32
      • .

  • Hét ðá hǽleða hleó healdan ða bricge wígan wígheardne cáfne

    then the defence [the chief] of the soldiers commanded a warrior, hardy in battle and nimble, to defend the bridge,

    • Byrht. Th. 133, 66
      • ;
    • By. 76
      • .

  • Ðæt hí sceoldon beón cáfe [MS. caue] to Godes willan

    that they might be prompt for God's will,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 44, 31
      • .

  • Sume earniaþ ðæt hie síen ðý cáfran

    some merit that they may be the more nimble,

    • Bt. 34, 7
      • ;
    • Fox 144, 8
      • .
Etymology
[
R. Brun. kof boisterous
:
Relq. Ant. W. i. 212, 8, cof
:
Orm. kafe bold
:
O. Nrs. á-kafr promptus, velox
.]
Derived forms
beadu-cáf
Similar entries
v. cífan.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “CÁF.” 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/5759.

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  • CÁF, adj.

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