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morgen-ceald

(adj.)
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morgen-ceald, adj.

Chilled with the cold of early morning

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Chilled with the cold of early morning Sceal gár wesan monig morgenceald, Beo. Th. 6036; B. 3022

searu-céne

(adj.)
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searu-céne, adj.
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Bold in arms or skilfully daring Wæs Dauid æt wíge sóð sigecempa, searocýne man, cásere creaftig, Ps. C. 10. Cf. searu-grim

Linked entry: céne

bóc-cest

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cest, e; f.

A book-chest, book-shop, taverntaberna

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[cest, cyst a chest] A book-chest, book-shop, tavern; taberna Bóccest taberna, Ælfc. Gl. 17; Som. 58, 89; Wrt. Voc. 22, 7

ungemet-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
ungemet-ceald, adj.

Excessively cold

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Excessively cold Winter bringeþ weder ungemetcald, Met. 11, 59

Linked entry: ceald

weorold-cearu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-cearu, e; f.
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Worldly care, care about things of this world Woruldcara and welan and flǽsclíce lustas forsmoriaþ ðæs módes ðrotan, Homl. Th. ii. 92, 10. Beóð wære ðæt eówere heortan ne beón ge*-*hefegode mid woruldcarum, 22, 19. Twá mynecena wǽron . . . ðám gewícnode

á-célan

(v.)
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Substitute: v. trans. To cool, make cool (lit. and fig.) Ácéle ðú wealhát ísen, Lch. ii. 256, 14. Ðæt ic beó ácéled ut refrigerer Ps. L. 38, 14. Ðæs þearfan ne bið þurst ácéled, Met. 7, 17

bóc-cest

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cest, -cist, e; -ciste, an; f.
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Substitute: A receptacle for books, of books for reading Béc of bóccystan codices de blibliotheca, R. Ben. I. 83, 3. Apollonius his bócciste untýnde and ásmeáde þone rǽdels æfter údwitena wísdóme, Ap. Th. 5, 24. Bóccysta armaria, An. Ox. 27, 19. of books

cealc-pytt

(n.)
Grammar
cealc-pytt, es; m.
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A chalkpit On ðæne chelcpyt, C. D. iii. 24, 3

cealc-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
cealc-seáþ, es; m.
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A chalkpit Tó cealcseáðan; of cealcseáðan, C. D. iii. 82, 7. On ðá cealcseádas, v. 325, 15

cealc-stán

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Cealcstán calculus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 15. Geǽl cealcstán swíðe, Lch. ii. 98, 13. Add

breóst-cearu

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ceást-full

(adj.)
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contentious, quarrelsome Ne beó ðú tó ceástful; of irsunge wyxt seófung, Prov. K. 23. Gálful þing wín, and ceástfull ( tumultuosa ) druncennyss, Scint. 105, 5

Cent-land

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Hé wið þá Brettas gefeaht, and gefliémed wearð on þǽm londe þe mon hǽt Centlond. Raþe þæs hé gefeaht wiþ þá Brettas on Centlonde, and hié wurdon gefliémede, Ors. 5, 12; S. 238, 19-21. Add

ceorf-seax

(n.)
Grammar
ceorf-seax, es; n.
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A surgeon's knife, scalpel Ðeáh ðe se woruldlǽce þone gewundodan mid bærnette oððe mid ceorfsexe gelácnige, Hml. Th. i. 472, 14

cése-lib

Similar entry: císe-lybb

frum-cend

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Dele, and see frum

ge-célan

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ge-célan, [The passage in I is from Lch. i. 146, 14.]
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Ðætte hé gewǽte his ýtemestan finger on wættre and mid ðǽm gecéle míne tungan, Past. 309, 7. Gekéle (-céle, v.l.) Gr. D. 304, 18: 310, 14. ꝥte geceóla tunga mín ut refrigeret linguam meam, Lk. L. 16, 24. Þæt hé hys ( Dives ) þurst myd þí gecélde, Solil

ofer-cearfa

Similar entry: ofer-cirran

weorold-cearu

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Seó þiccnys þára woruldcara (woruldlicra ymbhogena, v.l.) swíðe áwésteð ánra gehwilces biscopes mód uniuscujusque praesulis mentem curarum deasitas devastat, Gr. D. 41, 7. Heorte tóbróden ymbe woroldcara cor dispersum in rerum curis, Chrd. 70, 19. Add

brym-ceald

Similar entry: brim-ceald