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morþor-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-cofa, an; m.

A prison

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A prison, Andr. Kmbl. 2008; An. 1006

bién-codd

(n.)

beanpod

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beanpod, Lk. Foxe 15, 16

ge-cíd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cíd, es; m. n?

Strife ⬩ lis

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Strife; lis Geciid lis, Rtl. 162, 28

Linked entry: ge-cygd

þeóster-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
þeóster-cofa, an; m.
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A dark chamber, used of the place where a person or thing is buried Under neólum niðer næsse gehýdde in þeóstorcofan, Elen. Kmbl, 1662; El. 833. Ðæt heó ðis bánfæt beorge bifæste, láme bilúce líc orsáwle in þeóstorcofan, Exon. Th. 173, 29; Gú. 1168

cantel-cap

Grammar
cantel-cap, l. -cáp,
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and add:

car-ful

Grammar
car-ful, (care-).
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Add: of persons, filled with anxiety, anxious, troubled Ðú eart carful and bysig ymbe fela ðing thou art careful and troubled about many things (Lk. 10, 41), Hml. Th. ii. 440, 8. Ne beó ðú carful ymbe woruldlicum gestreónum, 344, 2. Férde se cásere

oarl-cat

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Dele

ceác-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
ceác-ádl, (ceóc-)
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disease in the fauces (v. ceáce, ) Wiþ ceócádle and wiþ ceolwærce, Lch. ii. 300, 11. Wiþ ceócádle, nim hweorfan, bind on his sweoran, and swile innan mid háte meolce, 310, 21

Linked entry: ceáce

brýd-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-cofa, an; m.
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Bridal chamber, bedchamber Brýdcofa thalamus, cubiculus, Hpt. Gl. 445, 53

Linked entry: cófa

cáf-scipe

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Substitute: Alacrity, energy, promptness, boldness Mid Godes eges cáfscipe bútú þá þing beóð gefyllede in velocitate timoris Dei ambe res citius explicantur, R. Ben. 20, 6. Se man hýwað hine sylfne mihtine and unforhtne, þe náh on his heortan ǽnigne

cen-lic

Similar entry: cyn-lic

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

cín-líc

(adj.)
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Dele

cin-tóþ

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For 'Prov. 30, Lye' substitute Of his cintóþum molaribus suis, Kent. Gl. 1084

cíp-strǽt

Grammar
cíp-strǽt, v. cýp-strǽt
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in Dict., and cf. ceáp-strǽt

cócor-mete

(n.)
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seasoned food Cócormete quadripertitum, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 41

ed-cer

(n.)

Similar entry: ed-cir

fót-cóðu

Grammar
fót-cóðu, l. fót-coþu,
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and see fót-ádl; II

ge-canc

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For 'Som. ... 510' substitute Gecance ludibrio, i. uituperatione, An. Ox. 1473. Mid gecance gannitura, 4504

ge-cíd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cíd, es; m. n.? l. n.
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and add: strife, contention, quarrel Gecíd lis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 13: 50, 28. Geflit and gecíd divortium, 28, 26. Gyf him þince ꝥ hé geseó fela fugla ætsamne, ꝥ byð æfest and gecid (geflit and cíd, v.l. ), Lch. iii. 168, 17. ꝥ Gecygde (-ciid, v.l.) ond

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