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sceát-codd

(n.)
Grammar
sceát-codd, es; m.

A bag, wallet, sack

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A bag, wallet, sack Metefætels vel sceátcod sitarchia, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 39

hord-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
hord-cófa, an; m.

A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart

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A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart Ðá æfter ðon ðá cégde seó hálige Mariæ tó eallum apostolum on hire hordcófan post hec vocavit Sancta Maria omnes apostolos in cubiculo suo, Blickl

fót-cóðu

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

Similar entry: fót-ádl

þeóster-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
þeóster-cofa, an; m.

A dark chamber ⬩ the place where a person or thing is buried

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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

cáf-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cáf-líce, adv.

Quickly, hastily, stoutly, manfully, valiantly ⬩ velociter, viriliter

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Quickly, hastily, stoutly, manfully, valiantly; velociter, viriliter Ðám gemettum wæs beboden ðæt hí sceoldon cáflíce etan the partakers were commanded to eat quickly, Homl. Th. ii. 282, 3; i. 494, 11; Glos. Prudent. Reed. 146, 38; Byrht. Th. 136, 19

Linked entry: cóf-líce

cáf-scype

(n.)
Grammar
cáf-scype, es; m.

A quickness ⬩ velocitas

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A quickness; velocitas, R. Ben. 5

Linked entry: cóf-scipe

car-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
car-ful, adj.

CAREFUL, anxious, curious ⬩ sollicitus, curiosus

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CAREFUL, anxious, curious; sollicitus, curiosus Drihten carful oððe ymhydig is mínes Dominus sollicitus est mei, Ps. Lamb. 39, 18. Carful curiosus, Ælfc. Gl. 89; Som. 74, 112; Wrt. Voc. 51, 25

car-clife

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

Agrimony ⬩ agrimonia

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Agrimony; agrimonia, Wrt. Voc. 79, 62

ceác-bán

(n.)
Grammar
ceác-bán, es; n.

he cheek-bone, jaw ⬩ mandibula

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The cheek-bone, jaw; mandibula Ceác-bán vel ceácan vel cin-ban mandibula, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 81; Wrt. Voc. 43, 14

CUNNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CUNNAN, ic can, con, ðú canst, const, he can, con, pl. cunnon; p. ic, he cúðe, ðú cúðest, pl. cúðon; subj. cunne, pl. cunnen; p. cúðe, pl. cúðen; pp. [on]-cunnen, cúþ; v. a.

to be or become acquainted with, to know ⬩ noscĕre, scire ⬩ CAN ⬩ scire, posse

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Ic eów ne con I know you not, Cd. 227; Th. 304, 13; Sat. 629. ÐÚ canst thou knowest, Andr. Kmbl. 135; An. 68. Const, Beo. Th. 2759; B. 1377. Cann, Ps. Th. 91, 5: 93, 11. Conn, Exon. 43a; Th. 145, 12; Gú. 693.

Linked entries: cúðe cúðen cúðon con can cann

ge-cope

Grammar
ge-cope, l. ge-cóp,
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ꝥ seó stów mihte beón gecóp ( aptus ) wyrta on tó settanne, Gr. D. 49, 8. For ðǽm ðonne wé forsláwiað ðone gecópustan tíman, ðætte wé ðonne ne beóð onǽlde mid ðǽre lustbǽrnesse úres módes ipsa quippe mentis desidia, dum congruo feruore non accenditur,

cwidian

(v.)
Grammar
cwidian, cwiddigan, cwydian , cwyddian; p. ode; pp. od [cwide, cwyde a saying]

o speak, say ⬩ dicere

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o speak, sayT; dicere Ongan hine hyspan and hearm cwiddigan [cwidian, Cot.] he began to revile and speak ill of him, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 33

Linked entries: cwyddian cwydian

eár-cóðu

(n.)
Grammar
eár-cóðu, e; f. [eáre. cóðu a disease] An ear-disease; parōtis = παρωτίς
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Eár-cóðu parōtĭdes, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 57; Wrt. Voc. 20, 1

efen-

(prefix)
Grammar
efen-, efn-, efne-, in composition, denotes even, equal, represented by co-, con-, com-,

as

Linked entries: ceaster-wara wiht mǽre micel neáh ríce crísten cuman efn- efne- þegen þrowung -líca þwǽre wyrcend hleóþor þeów

þeódlic

(adj.)
Grammar
þeódlic, [con-]
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tubernalis

á-calan

(v.)
Grammar
á-calan, p. -cól.

To die of cold

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Substitute: To die of cold Wið ðon ðe men ácale ðæt fel of ðám fótum in case the skin die off a man's feet with cold, Lch. ii. 6, 24

cús

(n.)

of a cow

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of a cow Cús eáge biþ scillinges weorþ a cow's eye shall be worth a shilling, L. In. 59; Th. i. 140, 4 ; gen. of cú

crog

(n.)
Grammar
crog, crogg, crohh, es; m.

A small vessel ⬩ chrismatory ⬩ bottle ⬩ legythum ⬩ lenticula ⬩ lagena

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A small vessel, chrismatory, bottle; legythum, lenticula, lagena Crog oððe ampella lenticula Cot. 124

Linked entry: crohh

land-ceáp

Grammar
land-ceáp, land-cóp, es; m.
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þegne nigen hígida lond ... hé salde tó londceápe xxx mancessan and nigenhund sciłł. wið ðæm londe I, King Berchtwulf, sell my thane Forthred nine hides of land ... he gave xxx mancusses as fine at the purchase, and nine hundred shillings for the land, Cod

cote

(n.)
Grammar
cote, an; f.

A cot ⬩ cottage ⬩ house ⬩ casa ⬩ domus

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A cot, cottage, house; casa, domus Gif hwilc man forstolen þingc hám to his cotan bringe if any man bring a stolen thing home to his house L. C. S. 77; Th. i. 418, 18

Linked entry: cete

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