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cælc

(n.)
Grammar
cælc, es; m.
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A cup, chalice, goblet; calix Cælc oððe scenc calicem, Mt. Lind. Rush. Stv. 10, 42

cæle

(n.)
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A KEEL or bottom of a ship; carina, Som. Ben. Lye

cæfl

(n.)
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a bit, muzzle, gag Caefli capisto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 48. Cæfli, 14, 11[Cf. Icel. kefli a piece of wood, a gag. v. N. E. D. kevel.]

cæle

(n.)
Grammar
cæle, chill.
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v. cile

cæle

Grammar
cæle, rostrum.

Similar entry: cele

calf

(n.)
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a calf, Ps. Spl. 49, 10

CǼG

(n.)
Grammar
CǼG, gen. cǽge; pl. nom. acc. cǽga, cǽgia; f; cǽge, an; f.
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A KEY ; clavis Stæfcræft is seó cǽg ðe ðæra bóca andgýtt unlýcþ grammar is the key that unlocketh the sense of books, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. I. 23: 9, 28; Som. 11, 54: Past. 15, 2; Hat. MS. 19a, 17. Ge ætbrudon ðæs ingehýdes cǽge tulisti clavem scientiæ

Linked entry: cǽge

cælic

(n.)
Grammar
cælic, es; m.
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A cup, chalice, goblet; calix Cælic hǽle ic onfó calicem salutaris accipiam, Ps. Spl. 115, 4

cǽge

(n.)
Grammar
cǽge, an: f.
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A key; clavis Cǽgan, Exon. 112a; Th. 429, 29; Rä. 43, 12

cælþ

(v.)
Grammar
cælþ, is cold. Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 22;
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3rd pres. of calan

camel

(n.)
Grammar
camel, camell, camal, es; m. A camel; cămēlus = κάμηλος = למָגָּ
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Wæs Iohannes gegerelad mið hérum cameles [camelles, Lind.] erat Iohannes vestitus pilis cameli, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 6. Iohannes hæfde gewéde of hérum ðæra camella Iohannes habebat vestimentum de pilis camelorum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 4. Se camal, Lk. Lind.

Linked entry: camal

cǽlan

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Dele

cǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
cǽlan, p. de; pp. ed
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To make cold or cool, to cool; infrigidare, Cot. 113

Linked entry: ge-cœ́lan

calla

(n.)
Grammar
calla, an; m. [ceailian to call]
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A herald, found in the phrase, — hilde ealla [q. v.] war's herald or a herald of war, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 26; Exod. 252

CAWEL

(n.)
Grammar
CAWEL, cawl, caul, es; m. COLE, colewort, cabbage; caulis, magudăris = μαγύδαρις , brassica, Lin
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Caul caula [ = caulis] vel magudaris, Wrt. Voc. 79, 44. Befeald on caules [cawles MS. H.] leáf fold it in the leaf of a cabbage, Herb. 14, 2; Lchdm. i. 106, 17. L. M. 1, 46; Lchdm. ii. 114, 22: 2, 24; Lchdm. ii. 214, 23. Sele him etan geso-denne cawel

Linked entry: cál

cawel

Grammar
cawel, (cáwel?).
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Cawel caulus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 83. Caul caula, An. Ox. 56, 366. Add

cǽge

Grammar
cǽge, l.
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cǽga

cawel

Grammar
cawel, cáwel ?. l.
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cáwel

cæd

(n.)
Grammar
cæd, ced, es; m.
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A boat; linter, Mone B. 120, Ettm

Linked entry: ced

caul

(n.)
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a basket, Cot. 45: 196

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