Cædmon
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A man employed by the monks of Whitby in the care of their cattle in the early part of the seventh century. He is the first person of whom we possess any metrical composition in our vernacular language. So striking and similar are some of his thoughts
ge-hátan
to call ⬩ name ⬩ vocare ⬩ nominare ⬩ to call ⬩ command ⬩ promise ⬩ vow ⬩ threaten ⬩ vocare ⬩ arcessere ⬩ jubere ⬩ spondere ⬩ promittere ⬩ vovere
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Is geháten Saturnus is called Saturn, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 48; Met. 28, 24.
celf
a calf
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a calf, Lk. Foxe 15, 27
fyrsn
The heel ⬩ calx ⬩ calcāneum
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The heel; calx, calcāneum, Cot. 38
cú-cealf
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Substitute: a cow-calf, young cow Cúcaelf vitula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 77. a cow's calf Gif man of myran folan ádrífþ oððe cúcealf ( or cú (gen. ) cealf), Ll. Th. i. 70, 23
ge-cíaþ
call
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call,Ps, Lamb. 19, 8
forþ-geclypian
To call forth ⬩ incite ⬩ provoke ⬩ provŏcāre
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To call forth, incite, provoke; provŏcāre, Scint
ǽfen-steorra
The evening star ⬩ Hesperus
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The evening star; Hesperus; the Grk. ἕσπερος [Lat. vesper], the evening star, is called by Hesiod a son of and Eos, and was regarded by the ancients the same as the morning star, whence both Homer and Hesiod call him the bringer of light, ἑωσ-φόροας,
Linked entry: morgen-steorra
gebærn-lím
quicklime ⬩ calx vīva
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quicklime; calx vīva, Som. Ben. Lye
cú-cealf
A cow's calf ⬩ vaccæ vitulus
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A cow's calf; vaccæ vitulus Gif man of myran folan adrífþ oððe cúcealf if a man drives off a mare's foal or a cow's calf L. Alf. pol. 16; Th. i. 70, 23
cielf
a calf
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a calf, Ps. Spl. C. 105, 20
eft-gecígan
To recall, call back ⬩ re-vocāre
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To recall, call back; re-vocāre Sende he ðone biscop hí to sóþfæstnysse geleáfan eft-gecígean he sent the bishop to call them again to the belief of the truth, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 10
ceald
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Dó on sumes cynnes cald (MS. B. adds seáw), Lch. i. 80, 19
bulluca
A male calf, a BULLOCK ⬩ vitulus
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A male calf, a BULLOCK; vitulus, Scint. 54
flód-wudu
Flood-wood ⬩ a ship ⬩ mărīnum lignum ⬩ nāvis
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Flood-wood, a ship; mărīnum lignum, nāvis Swá we ofer cald wæter ceólum líðan, geond sídne sǽ flódwudu fergen as if we journey in vessels over the cold water, convey our ships through the wide sea, Exon. 20a; Th. 53, 21; Cri. 854
fór-ward
a fore-ward ⬩ precaution
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a fore-ward, precaution, Chart. ad calc. C. R. Ben. Lye
á-hátan
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To call, name Wæs áhéten dicebatur (Barabbas), Mt. L. 27, 16
ge-lengan
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to call for Gelængdum dǽdum pervocatis actibus, Hy. S. 90, 9
spearlirede
having a large calf
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having a large calf Spærlirede surosus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 42
cleopian
To cry, call ⬩ clamare
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To cry, call; clamare Ic nú wille geornlíce to Gode cleopian I will now earnestly call upon God, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 28: Andr. Kmbl. 2796; An. 1400. Ic cleopode to ðé clamavi ad te, Ps. Th. 118, 146, 147