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cappa

(n.)
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a cap, cope, priest's garment; capitulum Heáfod-cláþ vel cappa capitulum vel eapitularium, Ælfc. Gl. 64; Som. 69, 15

CAPÚN

(n.)
Grammar
CAPÚN, es; m. A CAPON; gallinaceus, cape = κάπων
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Voc. 63, 9: Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 48: Wrt. Voc. 30, 3. Capún capo, 39; Som. 63, 46; Wrt. Voc. 30, 1

cara

(n.)
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Gl. 89; Som. 74, 96; Wrt. Voc. 51, 9

car-clife

(n.)
Grammar
car-clife, an; f.
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Voc. 79, 62

carful-nys

(n.)
Grammar
carful-nys, -nyss, e; f.
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CAREFULNESS, curiosity; sollicitudo, curiositas Godes cwydas sind to smeágenne mid micelre carfulnysse the words of God are to be considered with great carefulness, Homl. Th. ii. 280, 18: Lchdm. iii. 210, 5

Linked entry: cearful-nes

carited

(n.)
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charity; caritas Heóld mycel carited in ðe hús held much charity in the house, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 6

carles wǽn

(n.)
Grammar
carles wǽn, [gen. of carl]
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rerum; Wrt. popl. science 16, 5; Lchdm. iii. 27o, 11, 12

Carrum

(n.)
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the place of a naval engagement, near Charmouth, Dorsetshire, Chr. 840; Erl. 67, 12

caru

(n.)
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care, sorrow, grief, Lk. Bos. 10, 40: Ps. Th. 60, 1: 78, 11

cáser-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
cáser-dóm, es; m.
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An emperor's rule; imperium Ðá wæs syxte geár Constantínes cáserdómes then was the sixth year of Constantine's imperial rule, Elen. Kmbl. 16; El. 8

Cásere

(n.)
Grammar
Cásere, es; m. [ = Lat. Cæsar; gen. Cæsiăris]
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Cæsar, an emperor; imperator Wearþ Gaius Gallica cásere Caius Caligula was emperor, Ors. 6, 3; Bos. 117, 18: Elen. Kmbl. 84; El. 42: 1995; El. 999.

cásering

(n.)
Grammar
cásering, e; f. A cæsaring, a coin with an emperor's image, a coin; drachma = δραχμή , didrachma
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Gif wíf losaþ cásering si mulier perdiderit drachmam. Lk. Lind. Rush. War. 15, 8. Ne unband cásering non solvit didrachma, Mt. Lind. Stv. 17, 23

cassoc

(n.)
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hassock, hassock-grass, Lchdm. iii. 24, 3

cassuc

(n.)
Grammar
cassuc, cassoc, e; f. Hassock, hassock-grass, rushes, sedge or coarse grass; aira cæspitosa carex paniculata, Lin
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Dó him ðis to lǽcedóme: eoforþrote, cassuc, etc. give him for this a leechdom: everthroat, hassock, etc. L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 350, 23: 1, 63; Lchdm. ii. 136, 30: 3, 67 ; Lchdm. ii. 354, 24.

Linked entry: cassoc

cassuc-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
cassuc-leáf, pl. n.
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Hassock-leaves Wið eárum [earon MS.] genim ða brádan biscopwyrt and cassucleáf for the ears take the broad bishop-wort and hassock-leaves, Lchdm iii. 46, 2

CASTEL

(n.)
Grammar
CASTEL, castell, es; n. m.
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He ðá lǽrende ða castel beférde et circuibat castella in circuitu docens, Mk. Bos. 6, 6. His wíf wæs innan ðam castele uxor sua fuit in castello, Chr. 1075; Gib. 183, 3: 1053; Erl. 187, 9. Ða castelas gewunnan castella expugnarunt, 1069; Gib. 174, 28

castel-men

(n.)
Grammar
castel-men, gen. -manna; pl. m.
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Castle-men; castellani Ða castelmen ðe wǽron on Engla lande him togeánes cómon [MS. comen] the castle-men who were in England came against him, Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 18

cásus

(n.)
Grammar
cásus, gen. cásūs; m.
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Gr. 7; Som. 6, 16, 17, 20, 22, 25, 28. Ðás six cásus these six cases, Som. 6, 32. Cásus, ðæt is fyll oððe gebígedniss a case, that is, a declining or inflection, Ælfc. Gr. 14; Som. 17, 23.

CAT

(n.)
Grammar
CAT, catt, es; m.
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M. H. Ger. kater, m; katze, f: O. H.

Linked entry: catte

cattes

(n.)
Grammar
cattes, mint, e; f.
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Cat's mint, cat-mint; felina mentha. nepeta cataria, Lin. Som. Ben. Lye

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