cræfte-líce
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With art, skilfully Hé his láre suá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) tósceád, Past. 291, 20. Hé sceal gemetgian swá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) his stemne, 453, 12
cranc-stæf
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Substitute: A crank Crancstæf ( in a list of weaving implements ), Angl. ix. 263, 14. Cf. crencestre
creás-lic
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Dainty, rich (of food) Sume þá preóstas þe worold*-*welan habbað . . . scolon máran and creáslicran fódan ( maiorem annonam ) habban on mynstre, Nap. 13
creás-ness
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fineness, elegance (of dress) Wé mid heortan creásnysse ( cultu cordis) sceolon God sécan swíðor þonne mid reáfes prýton . . . reáfes creásnysse (cultum uestium) . . . an reáfes creásnysse (studio uestium ), Nap. 14. elation, pride Elationis orgelnysse
críst-ness
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Christianity Ic eów hálsige . . . for ðǽre crístnesse ðe gé underféngan, Rtl. 114, 16
Linked entry: crísten-ness
cranc-stæf
A weaver's instrument ⬩ instrumenti genus ad textores pertinentis
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A weaver's instrument; instrumenti genus ad textores pertinentis, Som. Ben.Lye
han-créd
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Add: cock-crowing Scyllendre cocca fiþerslehte and . . . hancréde concrepante pullorum plausu et sonante gallicinio, An. Ox. 4893. a division of the night Betwux hancréde læg se hálga wer geedcucod, Hml. Th. ii. 334, 30. Cf. han-grǽd
Crac-gelád
Cricklade
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Cricklade Chr. 905; Th. 180, 21, col. 2
cráw-leác
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Cráwanleác poloten, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 11: hermodoctula vel tidolora, 79, 57. Add
ge-cræftan
To contrive ⬩ build ⬩ molīri ⬩ machināri
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To contrive, build; molīri, machināri Ic gecræfte, ðæt se cempa ongon Waldend wundian I contrived that the soldier did wound the Lord, Exon. 70 a; Th. 259, 30; Jul. 290. Ðæt Godes tempel wæs wundorlíce gecræft the temple of God was wonderfully contrived
Cre-gelád
Cricklade
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Cricklade Chr. 1016; Erl. 153, 23
ge-crimman
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To stuff together, cram full Gecrummen (printed -trummen) confertam (mensuram bonam confertam, Lk. 6, 38), Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 59. Gecrum[m]en, 74, 44. [Cf. O.H. Ger. ka-chrumman refertim.] Cf. ge-crammian
Linked entries: ge-crumen crimman ge-trummen
ár-cræftig
Skilful or quick in shewing respect ⬩ respectful ⬩ polite ⬩ morigerus ⬩ obsequens
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Skilful or quick in shewing respect, respectful, polite; morigerus, obsequens Árcræftig ár a respectful messenger, a prophet, Cd. 202; Th. 250, 23; Dan. 551
ge-cræftgian
To strengthen ⬩ make powerful ⬩ firmare ⬩ roborare
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To strengthen, make powerful; firmare, roborare Ða rícu of nánes mannes mihtum gecræftgade ne wurdon the kingdoms were not strengthened by the powers of any man. Ors. 2, 1 : Bos. 39, 2
gebregd-stafas
Literary arts ⬩ artes litĕrārum
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Literary arts; artes litĕrārum Ic íglanda eallra hæbbe bóca onbýrged þurh gebregdstafas I have tasted the books of all islands through literary arts, Salm. Kmbl. 4; Sal. 2
be-lytegan
To allure ⬩ inveigle ⬩ seduce ⬩ procare
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To allure, inveigle, seduce; procare He belytegade Créce he allured Greece Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 59, 39
ge-cringan
To sink ⬩ fall ⬩ die ⬩ occumbere ⬩ mori
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To sink, fall, die; occumbere, mori Heó on flet gecrong on the ground she sank, Beo. Th. 3141; B. 1568 : 5003; B. 2505 : 2679; B. 1337 : Apstls. Kmbl. 120; Ap. 60 : Exon. 124 b; Th. 477, 30; Ruin 32. Gárulf gecrang Garulf fell, Fins. Th. 63; Fin. 31
ge-crincan
To yield ⬩ fall ⬩ occumbere ⬩ ruere
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To yield, fall; occumbere, ruere He under rande gecranc he fell beneath his shield, Beo. Th. 2423; B. 1209 : Byrht. Th. 139, 7; By. 250 : 141, 19; By. 324
drý-cræftig
Skilful or crafty in magic or sorcery, magical ⬩ magĭcæ artis perītus, magĭcus
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Skilful or crafty in magic or sorcery, magical; magĭcæ artis perītus, magĭcus Sió, hí sǽdon, sceolde bión swíðe drýcræftigu she, they said, would be very skilful in sorcery, Bt. 38, 1; Fox. 194, 20. Pharaon gegaderude ealle ða drícræftegustan men vocāvit
Linked entries: drí-cræfteg cræftig
ge-brec
A breaking ⬩ crashing ⬩ clamour ⬩ noise ⬩ fractio ⬩ frăgor ⬩ strĕpĭtus
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A breaking, crashing, clamour, noise; fractio, frăgor, strĕpĭtus Se dæg biþ dæg gebreces the day will be a day of clamour, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 5; Hat. MS. 46 a, 17. He gehýrde ðæt gebrec ðara storma audīto frăgōre procellārum, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 3.
Linked entry: ge-bræc