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sícle

(adj.)
Grammar
sícle, adj.
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In bad health, sickly On .ii. nihte aldne mónan ꝥ cild, ꝥ swá bið ácenned, bið seóc and sícle (unhál, v. l. infirmus), Archiv cxxix. 21, 16

Cantwara burg

(n.)
Grammar
Cantwara burg, Cantware-burg, Cantwar-burg, -burh; gen. burge; f; Cantwara byrig, e; f. [Cant-wara, gen. pl. of Cant-ware Kentish men, burh a city]
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A city or fortress of the men of Kent; Cantuariorum urbs vel castellum. CANTERBURY; Durovernensis civitas Cantwara burg forbærn ðý geáre Canterbury was burnt in that year, Chr. 754; Th. 80, 35, col. 1. Brǽcon Cantwara burh they took Canterbury by storm

Linked entry: Contwara burg

ge-sundfullíce

(adv.)
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Hit is Godes wunder þæt þysum cild-geongum cynincge þus gesundfullíce eallu þing underþeódde synt on his cynelicum anwealde, Lch. iii. 436, 9. Add

un-sprecende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sprecende, adj.

Not speaking ⬩ unable to speak ⬩ without speech ⬩ speechless

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Ða unsprecendan cild, Homl. Th. ii. 116, 14: 50, 15

Linked entry: sprecende

cynnestre

(n.)
Grammar
cynnestre, an; f. [cennan to bring forth, -estre a female termination, q. v.]

One who brings forth, a mother ⬩ genitrix, mater

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One who brings forth, a mother; genitrix, mater Ðæt cild oncneów Marian stemne, cynnestran the child knew the voice of Mary, the mother, Homl. Th. i. 352, 27

Linked entries: cænnestre cennestre

stæððig

(adj.)
Grammar
stæððig, adj.
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Staid, sober, sedate, grave Ðæt cild Cúðberhtes dyslícan plegan mid stæððigum wordum þreáde, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 7. v. ge-, un-stæððig, and next word

Linked entry: stæðig

wífa

(n.)
Grammar
wífa, (?),, an; m.

A woman

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cild, hwæðer ðæs earman, Homl. Th. i. 256, 14

eahta-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
eahta-wintre, adj.
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Ðá ðá hé wæs eahtawintre cild, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 3

of-féstre

(n.)
Grammar
of-féstre, (?), an; f.
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Cf. cild-féstre

Linked entry: féstre

ed-lǽcan

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Cild swíþran chores edlǽcean ( repetant ) þá ufran, Angl. xiii. 410, 645, 646. Edlǽcendum reciprocis, iteratis, Hpt. Gl. 460, 45: 462, 3: 470, 64: 516, 56. Edlǽhtum reciprocis, iteratis, 484, 5. Add

cæle

(n.)
Grammar
cæle, chill.
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v. cile

staþol-fæst

(adj.)
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Transfer last passage under to and add there: steady Cild bið cumlíðe, þancful, staðolfæst, Lch. iii. 192, 8. Staþolfæstes wífes stabilis mulieris, Scint. 226, 3. Staþelfæste tremmincge firmo (scripturarum) fulcimento, An. Ox. 1420

tó-liðian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-liðian, p. ode

To dismember, ⬩ disjoint

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To dismember, disjoint Ðá tóliðode se engel ðæt cild on ðam disce, Homl. Th. ii. 272, 18. Biþ ðæt heáfod tóhliden, handa tóliðode (-leoþode, Exon. Th. 373, 16), Soul Kmbl. 214; Seel. 109

Linked entry: tó-leoðian

céle

(n.)
Grammar
céle, l. cele,
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and see cile

cýle

(n.)
Grammar
cýle, l.
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cyle. v. cile

syferlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
syferlíce, adv.
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Ass. 37, 327. soberly, prudently, circumspectly Ða cild ðe beóþ sýferlíce áfédde (cf. the contrast in l. 9, cild réceleáslíce áfédd), and wið unðeáwum gestýrede, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 17. Biddende séferlíce precantes sobrie, Hymn. Surt. 19, 11

ymb-sníþan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sníþan, p. -snáþ, pl. -snidon
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Ðæt ðæt cild emsnyden (ymb-, v. l. ) wǽre, 2, 21. Ymbsniden, Homl. Th. i. 90, 14, 18, 30. Heora fæderas wǽron ymbsnidene, Jos. 5, 4

fulwiht-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fulwiht-bæþ, es; n. [MS. ful-wihte; bæþ, es; n.]

A bath or font of baptism ⬩ baptismi fons

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Mon ðæt cild brohte to dam hálgan þweále fulwihtebæþes they brought the child to the holy washing of the baptismal font, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 10, 18

for-wered

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Cild oððe forwerod man, Hml. Th. i. 236, 25. Wǽron hí bútan cilde oð þæt hí wǽron forwerede menn, 202, 1.

Linked entry: for-werod

for-myrþrian

(v.)
Grammar
for-myrþrian, p. ode; pp. od

To kill ⬩ murder ⬩ destroy utterly ⬩ occīdĕre ⬩ enĕcāre ⬩ perdĕre

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To kill, murder, destroy utterly; occīdĕre, enĕcāre, perdĕre Gif wíf hire cild formyrþrige innan hire si mŭlier infantem suum intra se perdidĕrit, L. M. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 268, 5

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