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cop

(n.)
Grammar
cop, gen. coppes; m.

A top, COP, summit ⬩ vertex, summitas

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A top, COP, summit; vertex, summitas Coppe summitate Mone B. 1576

Linked entry: copest

cóp

(n.)
Grammar
cóp, es; m?

A cope, an outer garment worn by priests ⬩ ependytes

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A cope, an outer garment worn by priests; ependytes = ἐπενδύτης Cóp vel hoppada vel nfrescrúd ependeton = ependytes Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 83; Wrt. Voc. 59, 52

cann

Grammar
cann, In translation of last passage for 'the church clearance right' substitute
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'the church's right of clearance.'

cat

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Catt muriceps, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 56: 71, 31. Gif hwylcum mete hund oððe catt ( felis ) oððe mús oðhrine, oððe óðer unclǽne nýten hwylc, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 8. Cattes fleót, stán, stoke, C. D. vi. 267. Add

cac

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Dele

canc

(n.)
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mockery, derision Cance gannatura, irrisione, Hpt. Gl. 510, 73

Linked entries: cancettan ge-canc

céc

Similar entry: ceác

cóp

(n.)
Grammar
cóp, a garment.
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Cóp ependiten, Txts. 59, 757, 760: Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 43. Add

-cóp

(suffix)
Grammar
-cóp, ( =ceáp).

clyne

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>clyne,</b> es; n. A mass, lump, ball Clyne massa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 66. Clyne globus (astrorum ), An. Ox. 23, 40. Clynes globi (lunaris ), 492. Trendles, clynes spere (clynes, trendies sphaerae, trendel, clyne sphaera, Hpt

cine

(n.)
Grammar
cine, es; m.
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Substitute: A folded sheet of parchment Cine quaternio (quaternio chartae invicem compactae, Migne), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 35, 3. Cine quaternio, bod on cine diploma, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 65, 67. Cine quaternio, boga diploma, 75, 10, 12

cól

(n.)
Grammar
cól, coal. l. col,
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and add Coll carbo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 35, 2. Þæt fýr wearð ácwenced ꝥ þǽr án col ne gleów, Hml. S. 7, 240

cop

(n.)
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a top

cáf

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Add: strenuous, strong Cáfe strenui, Chrd. 52, 17. Cáfe (fortes) druncen tó mengenne, 74, 20

céne

(adj.)
Grammar
céne, adj.

Similar entry: searu-céne

céne

(adv.)
Grammar
céne, adv. Dele, and for belliter read
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belliger

CYLEN

(n.)
Grammar
CYLEN, cyln,e; f.

KILN, an oven ⬩ fornacŭla, siccatōrium

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Cyln vel ast siccatōrium, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 78, 132; Wrt. Voc. 58, 44

Linked entries: cylin cyln

ed-cer

(n.)
Grammar
ed-cer, -cir, -cyr, -cerr, -cirr. -cyrr, es; m.

A return ⬩ reversio, rĕdĭtus

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A return; reversio, rĕdĭtus Ne hí edcerres ǽfre móton wénan they may never think of return, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 7; Sat. 451. Edcir ðære ádle a return of the disease, Past. 33, 7; Cot. MS. Edcyr of wræcsiþe [MS. spræc-siðe] postlīmĭnium, Ælfc. Gl. 15; Som

Linked entries: ed-cyr wiþer-cirr

cíp-strǽt

Grammar
cíp-strǽt, v. cýp-strǽt
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in Dict., and cf. ceáp-strǽt

ge-cynd-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd-bóc, e; f.

Genesis

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Genesis Seó bóc ys geháten Genesis ðæt ys gecyndbóc the book is called Genesis, that is the book of generation, Thw. Hept. p. 2, 33

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