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Anglo-Saxon

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cac-hús

(n.)
Grammar
cac-hús, es; n.
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A privy; latrina, Som. Ben. Lye

cæd

(n.)
Grammar
cæd, ced, es; m.
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A boat; linter, Mone B. 120, Ettm

Linked entry: ced

Cædmon

(n.)
Grammar
Cædmon, es; m. [Cædrnon, MS. C. C. C. Oxford: Cædrnon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 170, 50; Cedmon, S. 597, 12: Ceadmon, MS. B. S. 597, note 12: Cadmon, Runic Monmnts. by Prof. Stephens, fol. Cheapinghaven, 1868, p. 419, 11: cæd linter, mon homo]
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A full account is given of him in Bede's History, bk. iv. ch. 24.

cæfester

(n.)
Grammar
cæfester, es; m?
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A halter, head-stall; capistrum, Cot. 31: 33

cæfian

(v.)
Grammar
cæfian, cefian; p. ede; pp. ed
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To embroider; acu pingere

Linked entry: be-cæfian

CǼG

(n.)
Grammar
CǼG, gen. cǽge; pl. nom. acc. cǽga, cǽgia; f; cǽge, an; f.
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A KEY ; clavis Stæfcræft is seó cǽg ðe ðæra bóca andgýtt unlýcþ grammar is the key that unlocketh the sense of books, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. I. 23: 9, 28; Som. 11, 54: Past. 15, 2; Hat. MS. 19a, 17.

Linked entry: cǽge

cǽge

(n.)
Grammar
cǽge, an: f.
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A key; clavis Cǽgan, Exon. 112a; Th. 429, 29; Rä. 43, 12

cǽg-hyrde

(n.)
Grammar
cǽg-hyrde, es; m. [hyrde a keeper, guardian]
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A keeper of keys, gaoler; clavicularius

cælc

(n.)
Grammar
cælc, es; m.
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A cup, chalice, goblet; calix Cælc oððe scenc calicem, Mt. Lind. Rush. Stv. 10, 42

cæle

(n.)
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A KEEL or bottom of a ship; carina, Som. Ben. Lye

cælic

(n.)
Grammar
cælic, es; m.
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A cup, chalice, goblet; calix Cælic hǽle ic onfó calicem salutaris accipiam, Ps. Spl. 115, 4

cælþ

(v.)
Grammar
cælþ, is cold. Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 22;
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3rd pres. of calan

cæmpa

(n.)
Grammar
cæmpa, an; m.
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A soldier; pugnator Wer cæmpa vir pugnator, Cant. Moys. Lamb. 186 b, 3

cænnan

(v.)
Grammar
cænnan, p. cænde; pp. cænned
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To bring forth, produce; parere Ðeós wyrt biþ cænned abúton dícum this herb is produced about ditches, Herb. 13, l; Lchdm. i. 104, 18, MSS. H. B

cænnestre

(n.)
Grammar
cænnestre, an;
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f One who has borne, a mother, dam; genitrix

CÁF

(adj.)
Grammar
CÁF, comp, ra, re; sup. est, ost; adj.
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Ðæt hí sceoldon beón cáfe [MS. caue] to Godes willan that they might be prompt for God's will, Homl. Th. ii. 44, 31. Sume earniaþ ðæt hie síen ðý cáfran some merit that they may be the more nimble, Bt. 34, 7; Fox 144, 8

cáfe

(adv.)
Grammar
cáfe, adv.
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Quickly, promptly; celeriter, prompte Mægen samnode cáfe to ceáse he promptly collected his strength for the fight, Elen. Kmbl. 111; El. 56

cáf-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cáf-líce, adv.
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Th. 136, 19; By. 153: Num. 31, 6

Linked entry: cóf-líce

cáf-scype

(n.)
Grammar
cáf-scype, es; m.
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A quickness; velocitas, R. Ben. 5

Linked entry: cóf-scipe

cald-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
cald-heort, adi.
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Cold-hearted, unfeeling, cruel; frigidus cordis, inhumanus, crudelis Cirmdon caldheorte the cold-hearted cried out, Andr. Kmbl. 275 An. 1, 8

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