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cýþling

(n.)

a relation cognātus

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a relation; cognātus, Jn. Lind. War. 18, 26

cýð-nes

(n.)
Grammar
cýð-nes, cýð-nys,cýð-ness , cýð-nyss,e ; f.

A witness, testimony, testament testimonium, testamentum

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A witness, testimony, testament; testimonium, testamentum Sume sǽdon leáse cýðnesse agén hine quidam falsum testimonium ferebant adversus eum, Mk. Bos. 14, 57. Cýðnys, 14, 59: Jn. Bos. 3, 32, 33: Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 17. Cýðnys testamentum, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-cýðnes

cyt-wér

(n.)
Grammar
cyt-wér, es; m. [wér a weir]

A weir with a kiddle or a cut for a fish trap kidellus, machina piscatoria in fluminibus ad salmones, aliosque pisces intercipiendos

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A weir with a kiddle or a cut for a fish trap; kidellus, machina piscatoria in fluminibus ad salmones, aliosque pisces intercipiendos On Sæuerne xxx cytwéras thirty 'cyt-wérs' on the Severn, Cod.

cýwst

(v.)
Grammar
cýwst, he cýwþ
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chewest, chews; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of ceówan

D

(n.)
Grammar
D, is sometimes changed into ð, as Ic wurde, or Ic wurðe: snídan, sníðan

to cut

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to cut. d and t are often interchanged, as métte met, for métde. nouns ending in d or t are generally feminine, as Gebyrd, e; f. birth: Miht, e; f. might, power. a word terminating with ed, d [Icel. at, t: Ger. et, t] indicates that a person or thing

(n.)
Grammar
DÁ, gen. dán; f. [that is dae = dá; gen. dat. acc. daan = dán; pl. nom. acc. daan = dán; gen. daena = dána; dat. daaum = dáum]

DOEdama

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A DOE;dama damma vel dammula, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Wrt. Voc. 78, 28

Linked entry: BUC

DǼD

(n.)
Grammar
DǼD, gen. dat.dǽde ; acc. dǽde, dǽd; pl. nom. acc. dǽda, dǽde; f. A

DEED, action actio, actus, factum

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Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 38: actus, 11; Som. 15, 12. Be ðam ðe seó dǽd according as the deed may be, L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 10: vi. 38; Th. i. 324, 23: L. C. E. 3; Th. i. 360, 13.

Linked entry: dyd

cwénn

(n.)
Grammar
cwénn, cwén , Exon. 25b; Th. 73, 34; Cri. 1199; acc. s.

a woman

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of a woman

Cwén-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Cwén-sǽ, gen. s; m.

The White Sea hyperboreus oceanus

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The White Sea ; hyperboreus oceanus Fram ðære Danais, west óþ Rín ða . . . and eft súþ óþ Donua ða . . . and norþ óþ ðone gársecg, ðe man Cwénsǽ hǽt: binnan ðǽm syndon manega þeóda; ac hit man hǽt eall, Germania from the river Don, westward to

cweodo

(n.)

a cud, quid,

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a cud, quid, L. M. 2, 14; Lchdm. ii. 192, 6

cweorn-stán

(n.)

a mill-stone

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a mill-stone Mk. Bos. 9, 42: Lk. Bos. 17, 2

Linked entry: curn-stán

cwert-ern

(n.)
Grammar
cwert-ern, es; n.

A prison

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A prison Ðe-læs ðú on cwertern send ne forte in carcerem mittaris, Mt. Bos. 5, 25: Lk. Bos. 12, 58

cweþ ðú

(v.; pronoun.)
Grammar
cweþ ðú, say thou, cweðe he let him say, cweðaþ, cweðe ge say ye, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 33, 39: Mt. Bos. 3, 9: Gen. 50, 19; impert.
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of cweðan

CWEÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWEÐAN, to cweðanne; part. cweðende ; ic cweðe, ðú cweðest, cweðst, cwæðst, cwiðst, cwyðst, cwíst, cwýst, he cweðeþ; cweþ, cwiþ, cwyþ, pl. cweðaþ ; p. ic, he cwæþ, ðú cwǽde , pl. cwǽdon; impert. ¨ cweþ, cweðe , pl. cweðaþ, cweðe; subj. cweðe, pl. cweðen; p. cwǽde, pl. cwǽden ; pp. cweden

To say, speak, call, proclaim dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere

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Gr. pref; Som. 1, 39: 5; Som. 3, 27: 15; Som. 17, 36: 18; Som. 21, 26, 27, 29, 59, 61, 63. Ic cweðe aio, inquio, 33; Som. 37, 31, 37. Ðú cweðst ais, 33; Som. 37, 31: Ps. Lamb. 87, 11. Gif ðú cwæðst if thou sayest, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 3, 7.

Linked entries: a-cweðan cwýst ðú

cweðst

Grammar
cweðst, sayest, speakest, Ps. Lamb. 87, 11;
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2nd pres. sing. of cweðan

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK vivus, vivax

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Ne biþ se cwuca nyttra ðe se deáda, gif him his yfel ne hreówþ the quick [living] is not better than the dead, if he repent not of his evil, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 20.

cwic-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
cwic-ǽht, cwyc-ǽht , e; f. [ǽht cattle]

Live stock, cattle pecus

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Live stock, cattle ; pecus Gebéte on cwicǽhtum [cwyc- MS. B.] let amends be made in live stock, L. Alf. pol. 18 ; Th. i. 72, 12

Linked entries: ǽht cwyc-ǽht

cwice

(n.)
Grammar
cwice, an; f.

Quick-growing grass, couch-grass, quitch-grass gramen

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Gl. 42 ; Som. 64, 24; Wrt. Voc. 31, 34. Genym ðysse wyrte leáf, ðe man gramen, and óðrum naman cwice nemneþ take leaves of this herb, which is named gramen, and by another name quitch, Herb. 79 ; Lchdm. i. 182, 8: Lchdm. iii. 12, 28: 16, 8.

cwic-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
cwic-feoh, gen. feós; n.

Living property, cattle vivum munus, pecus, Som. Ben. Lye

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Living property, cattle ; vivum munus, pecus, Som. Ben. Lye

cwic-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
cwic-fýr, es; n.

Living fire, fire of brimstone, sulphur ignis vivus, sulphur

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Living fire, fire of brimstone, sulphur ; ignis vivus, sulphur Gifeóll ðæt fýr and cwicfýr of heofne pluit ignem et sulphur de cælo, Lk. Skt. Rush. 17, 29