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cyte

(n.)
Grammar
cyte, cote,an ; f.

A cot, cottage, bedchamber, cell ⬩ casa, cubiculurn, cella

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In ðæm he hæfde cirican and cytan in hac habuit ecclesiam et cubiculum, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 24, col. 2. Cyte cella, Wrt. Voc. 85, 75.

Linked entry: cote

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 swíðe þeów mǽre micel neáh ríce crísten cuman efn- efne- þegen þrowung -líca þwǽre wyrcend hleóþor

þeódlic

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

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

á-calan

(v.)
Grammar
á-calan, p. -cól.
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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

croc

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

A crock ⬩ pitcher ⬩ waterpot ⬩ flagon ⬩ a little jug or lentil-shaped vessel ⬩ urceus ⬩ lagena ⬩ lenticula ⬩ legythum

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A crock, pitcher, waterpot, flagon, a little jug or lentil-shaped vessel; urceus, lagena, lenticula, legythum Croccas Cot. 209; Grm. iii. 458, 15

Linked entry: crog

dystig

Grammar
dystig, l. dýstig, and for Cot. 183
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substitute Ðý dýstgan pulverulenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 31

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

un-gecoplic

Grammar
un-gecoplic, l. -cóp-.
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Add: The original Latin is: Lites cum importunis

copped

(v.)
Grammar
copped, part. [cop a top]

Having the top cut off ⬩ topped ⬩ polled ⬩ capite recisus ⬩ decacuminatus

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Having the top cut off, topped, polled; capite recisus, decacuminatus To ðan coppedan þorne to the topped thorn, Cod. Dipl. 1121; A. D. 939; Kmbl. v. 240, 28, 29. Andlang weges on ða coppedan ác along the way to the polled oak Th. Diplm. A.

croft

(n.)
Grammar
croft, es; m.

A CROFT ⬩ a small inclosed field ⬩ prædiolum ⬩ agellulus septus

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A CROFT, a small inclosed field; prædiolum, agellulus septus Æt ðæs croftes heáfod at the top of the croft Cod. Dipl. 553; A. D. 969; Kmbl. iii. 37, 23. In ðone croft, of ðæm crofte to the croft, from the croft 681; A.

Linked entries: bere-croft hwǽte-croft

un-slǽwð

(n.)
Grammar
un-slǽwð, seems an error for un-sǽlð, the reading of the Cott. MSS.
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Past. 45; Swt. 341, 4

cócor-mete

(n.)
Grammar
cócor-mete, es; m.[cóc a cook, mete meat, food]

Meal divided into four parts? ⬩ quadripartiturn

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Meal divided into four parts? quadripartiturn fWrt. Voc. 290, 41

copp

(n.)
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a top, summit Coppe helmes cono (.i. summitate, Hpt. Gl. 443, 22) (sublimi) uerticis, An. Ox. 1563. Coppe cono, 32, 6

cóða

(n.)

diseases

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diseases; nom. gen. acc. pl. of cóðu

crá

(n.)
Grammar
crá, the croaking sound made by frogs or crows
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Coax i. crá, vox ranarum vel corvorum, Wülck. Gl. 208, 10

fram-swengan

Grammar
fram-swengan, l. fram swengan, and for Cot. 179
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substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 55

frum-heowung

Grammar
frum-heowung, l. -híwung, -heówung, and for Cot. 154
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substitute Þǽre frumheówunge plasmatica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 36

corn

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Th. i. 184, 32. corn Beren gebered corn tipsana, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 27. Heó sealde þǽm munucum corn genóg, Ors. 6, 4; S. 260, 11. v. bere-, lyb-, mold-, pipor-corn

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