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Anglo-Saxon

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dafenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
dafenlíc, dafnlíc; adj.

Becoming, fit, suitable ⬩ decens, congruus, conveniens

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Becoming, fit, suitable; decens, congruus, conveniens Dafnlícum congruis, Mone B. 1359

dág

(n.)
Grammar
dág, es; n?

What is dangling ⬩ sparsum

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What is dangling; sparsum Dáges hlæfþe sparsio, Wrt. Voc. 288, 68

Linked entries: dáh daag

dagena

(n.)

of days ⬩ dierum

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of days;dierum Him bebeád seofon dagena fæsten enjoined them a fast of seven days, Homl. Th. i. 434, 21: Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 8; Cri. 1587: Menol. Fox 128; Men. 64; gen. pl. of daga

cwylm-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
cwylm-bǽre, adj.

Death-bearing, pernicious ⬩ mortifĕrus

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Death-bearing, pernicious; mortifĕrus Cómon ða cempan mid cwylmbǽrum tólum the soldiers came with deadly tools, Homl. Th. ii. 260, 7

cwylmnes

(n.)

torment

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torment Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 10

cwyrn-bill

(n.)

a stone chisel for dressing querns

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a stone chisel for dressing querns

cwyrn-burne

(n.)
Grammar
cwyrn-burne, an; f.

A mill-stream ⬩ molāris torrens

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A mill-stream; molāris torrens, Som. Ben. Lye

cwyrn-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cwyrn-stán, cweorn-stán,es; m.

A mill-stone ⬩ molaris lapis, mola

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Án cweornstán lapis molaris, Lk. Bos. 17, 2: Mk. Bos. 9, 42

Linked entry: cweorn-stán

cwýst ðú

(v.; pronoun.)
Grammar
cwýst ðú, cwýst ðú lá, cwýst tú lá sayest thou? used in questions, as interrog. adv. numquid? — Cwýst ðú eom ic hyt? Mt. Bos. 26, 22

whether it am I? ⬩ numquid ego sum?

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whether it am I? Wyc. note rr; numquid ego sum? Vulg: Ps. Spl. 29, 12: 7, 12

cwýðan

(v.)

to lament

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to lament Ps. Spl. C. 77, 69

cwyðe

(n.)

a saying

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a saying, S. Greg. Hom. 23, 104, Lye

cý

(n.)
Grammar
cý, cows, Gen. 33, 13; acc. pl.
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of cú

cýdung

(n.)

a chiding

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a chiding Ps. Spl. T. 103, 8

cyfys

(n.)

pellex

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Gr. 28, 5; Som. 32, 1

cýgan

(v.)
Grammar
cýgan, cýgean

to call, call upon, invoke

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to call, call upon, invoke, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 39: Cd. 141; Th. 176, 9; Gen. 2909: Ps. Spl. 78, 6

Linked entry: cýging

cýging

(n.)
Grammar
cýging, e; f.

A calling, naming ⬩ appellatio

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A calling, naming; appellatio, Som. Ben. Lye

cýle-gicel

(n.)
Grammar
cýle-gicel, es; m.

An icicle ⬩ frigŏris stiria

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An icicle ; frigŏris stiria Land wǽron freórig cealdum cýlegicelum the lands were frozen with cold icicles, Andr. Kmbl. 2521; An. 1262: Exon. 56b; Th. 201, 20; Ph. 59

cýle-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
cýle-wyrt, e; f.

Sour-sorrel ⬩ oxylapăthum

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Sour-sorrel; oxylapăthum Cot. 216

CYLL

(n.)
Grammar
CYLL, e; f: cylle, cille,an; f: cylle, es; m. A leather bottle, flagon, vessel; uter, ascopēra = ἀσκοπήρα
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Gesomnigende swá swá on cylle wætera sǽs congregans sicut in utrem aquas maris, Ps. Spl. C. 32, 7. Ðas cylle istum utrem, Greg. Dial. 3, 37. Swá ðú on hríme setest hlance cylle sicut uter in pruina, Ps. Th. 118, 83.

Linked entries: celle cille ciellan cille

cyln

(n.)

a kiln

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

Linked entry: ast

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