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cen-ness

(n.)
Grammar
cen-ness, e; f.
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child-birth ꝥ sár þǽre cennesse, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 78, 24. nativity, birthday Dæg cennisse die natalis, Mt. L. 14, 6. Cennisse his natalis sui, Mk. L. 6, 21

cél-nes

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Dele cól-nes, and add Hé wæs eall biernende, and ðeáh ðá tungan suíðust mǽnde, and him ðǽre kélnesse bæd totus ardens refrigerari se praecipue in lingua requirebat, Past. 309, 11. Coelnisse refrigerium, Ps. Srt. 65, 12: Rtl. 36, 17. Célnessa refrigeria

frum-cirr

Grammar
frum-cirr, <b>-cerr, -cyrr.</b>
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Th. i. 214, 4. indefinite, in the phrase æt frumcirre at once Sió gesihð æt fruman cerre (frumcerre, v. l. ), swá ðá eágan on besióþ, hió ongitaþ ealle ðone ondwlitan þæs líchoman, Bt. 41, 4; F. 252, 12

CEALF

(n.)
Grammar
CEALF, celf, calf, es; cealfru, calfru; n. m.

A CALFvitulus, vitula

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A CALF; vitulus, vitula He genam án fætt cealf tulit vitulum tenerrimum, Gen. 18, 7. He ofslóh án fæt celf occidit vitulum saginatum, Lk. Foxe 15, 27. Ne onfó ic ná of eówrum húse cealfas non accipiam de domo tua vitulos, Ps. Th. 49, 10. Ðæt hálige cealf

cerrednes

(n.; part.)
Grammar
cerrednes, -ness,e; f. [cerred, pp. of cerran; -nes]

A turningversio

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A turning; versio, Ben. Lye

CÉPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÉPAN, to cépanne; cépte, cépton; céped, cépt; v. a. gen. acc.

To observe, keep, regard, await, desire, take, betake oneself to, meditate, bearobservare, tenere, manere, appetere, captare, se conferre, meditari, portare

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To observe, keep, regard, await, desire, take, betake oneself to, meditate, bear; observare, tenere, manere, appetere, captare, se conferre, meditari, portare Menn mágon cépan be his bleó hwylc weder toweard byþ men may observe by his hue what weather

Linked entry: ge-cépan

cearian

(v.)
Grammar
cearian, cearigan, carian; ic cearige, ðú cearast, he cearaþ, ceariaþ; ode; od [cearu = care]

To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorrycurare, sollicitum esse

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To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorry; curare, sollicitum esse Hwæt bemurnest ðú cearigende why mournest thou sorrowing? Exon. 10b; Th. 11, 27; Cri. 177. He æt gúþe ná ymb his líf cearaþ he cares not about his life in battle, Beo. Th. 3077; B. 1536

Linked entry: carian

CEÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓSAN, ciósan, ic ceóse, ðú ceósest, cýst, he ceóseþ, cýst, císt, ceósaþ; ic, he ceás, cés, ðú cure,curon; ceós, ceósaþ; coren; v. a.

to CHOOSE, select, electlegere, seligere, eligereto acceptoblatum accipere, accipere

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to CHOOSE, select, elect; legere, seligere, eligere Ðæt hí woldon óðerra wera ceósan that they would make a choice of other husbands, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 32. He héht him wine ceósan he commanded him to choose friends, Cd. 90; Th. 112, 8; Gen. 1867:

níw-cenned

(adj.)
Grammar
níw-cenned, -cend

new-born

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new-born Mid hyre nícendum cilde cum recens nato parvulo, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 1

Linked entry: ní-cend

-cóp

(suffix)
Grammar
-cóp, ( =ceáp).

cénost

(adj.)
Grammar
cénost, sup. of céne.

keenest, bravest, boldest,

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keenest, bravest, boldest, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 14; Exod. 322;

cearena

(n.)
Grammar
cearena, of cearu.

of cares or sorrows

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of cares or sorrows, Exon. 22a; Th. 59, 33; Cri. 962;

CÝLE

(n.)
Grammar
CÝLE, cíle, céle,es; m.

A cold, coldness, CHILL frīgus

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A cold, coldness, CHILL; frīgus Ne mæg fýres feng ne forstes cýle somod eardian the grasp of fire and chill of frost cannot dwell together, Salm. Kmbl. 708; Sal. 353. Befóran ansíne cýles ante faciem frigŏris, Ps. Spl. 147, 6. Nabbaþ we to hyhte nymþe

Linked entries: céle cíle

cípe-þing

Grammar
cípe-þing, v. cépe-, cýpe-þing in Dict. (where for Cot. 133 l.
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Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 61)

cípe-cniht

Grammar
cípe-cniht, v. cépe-, cýpe-cniht
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in Dict., and ceáp-cniht

cearung

(n.)
Grammar
cearung, e; f. [cearu care]

Pensiveness, anguish of mind, a complaintsollicitudo, Som. Ben. Lye.

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Pensiveness, anguish of mind, a complaint; sollicitudo, Som. Ben. Lye

be-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cirran, (-cerran, -cyrran, q. v. in Dict.).

to turn roundabout to go roundpass byavoidto turnpervertseduceto beguiledeceiveto get round a person

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to turn round, about Ðonne bið sió cweorn becierred (-cirred, v. l.) ðonne se monn BIð geendod; ðonne bið sió micle cweorn becierred (-cirred, v. l.) ðonne ðeós weorld bið geendod, Past. 31, 21. to go round, pass by, avoid Sume unðeáwas ðæt mód ǽr gesihð

Linked entries: be-cerran be-cyrran

Cénréd

(n.)
Grammar
Cénréd, es; m. [céne, réd counsel]

Cenred

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Cenred, son of Ceolwald and father of Ine, king of Wessex Cénréd wæs Ceolwalding Cenred was the son of Ceolwald, Chr. Th. 2, 2. Ingeld wæs Ínes bróðor, and hí, begen bróðra, wǽron [MS. wareon] Cénrédes suna: Cénréd wæs Ceoldwalding Ingeld was Ine's brother

Linked entry: Ceolwald

ceorlian

(v.)
Grammar
ceorlian, ode; od [ceorl a husband]

To take a husband, to marrynubere

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To take a husband, to marry; nubere. Spoken of a woman, and opposed to wífian to take a wife Ne wífiaþ híg, ne híg ne ceorliaþ they take not a wife, nor do they take a husband, Mt. Bos. 22, 30. Ne nán preóst ne mót beón æt ðam brýdlácum áhwǽr, ðǽr man

cernan

(v.)
Grammar
cernan, de;ed [ceren a churn]

To churnagitare butyrum

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To churn; agitare butyrum, Som. Ben. Lye