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Anglo-Saxon

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calu

(adj.)
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Add Calo calvus, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 56: ii. 17, 15. of persons, bald Gif mannes feax fealle . . . and gif man calu sié, Lch. ii. 16, 28. Brichtríc se calewa, C. D. iv. 234, 6. Catus cwydas þæs calwan esnes, Angl. viii. 321, 29. of plants, trees, bare

CALU

(adj.)
Grammar
CALU, caluw; adj.
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CALLOW, bald, without hair; calvus, glaber Calu oððe hnot glaber [MS. glabrio ], Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 36: Exon. 111b; Th. 427, 31; Rä. 41, 99. Monig man weorþ fǽrlíce caluw many a man becomes bald suddenly, Prov. Kmbl. 42

Linked entry: caluw

cann

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know, knows; scio, scit, Ps. Th. 91, 5: 93, 11

Linked entry: can

caru

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Add Caru cura, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 60. care, trouble Gind ealne middangeard caru and gewin and ege crudelis ubique luctus, ubique pavor, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 21. Hwæt bewearp þé on þás care and on þás gnornunga quid est quod te in moestitiam luctumque dejecit

can

(n.)
Grammar
can, cann, e; f.
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A knowledge, clearance

can

Grammar
can, ic he
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I know, he knows Ic oððe he can, Elen. Kmbl. 1363; El. 683: Ps. Th. 88, 13. He can he can, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 214, 10

canon-bóc

(n.)
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a book of canons Hæbbe ǽlc bisceop canonbóc tó sinoðe, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 14

Linked entry: bóc

of-calen

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Utan hlýwan ofcalene and wǽfan nacode and syllan mete þám gehingredum, Wlfst. 119, 6. Add

of-calen

(adj.; part.)

very cold

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very cold Petrus stód ofcalen on ðam cauertúne, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 27

Linked entry: calan

a-calan

(v.)
Grammar
a-calan, p. -cól, pl. -cólon

To become cold ⬩ algere ⬩ frigescere

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To become cold; algere, frigescere Nó acól for ðý egesan he never became cold for the terror, Andr. Grm. 1267

ác-cærn

Grammar
ác-cærn, ác-corn

an acorn

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an acorn

canon-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
canon-dóm, es; m.
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A canonship, office of a canon; canonicatus. v. canon, -dóm office, state, condition

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

ác-cærn

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Dele

cæn-ryn

(n.)
Grammar
cæn-ryn, es; n.
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A generation, Ps. Spl. 47, 12

cantel-cap

Grammar
cantel-cap, l. -cáp,
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and add:

mis-can

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For Ps. Th. 44, l. 41, and add:

cantel-cap

(n.)
Grammar
cantel-cap, es; m.
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CANTEL-COPE, a sort of priest's garment; caracalla, Chr. 1070; Ing. 274, 1

be-hæftan

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-hæftan, p. -hæfte; pp. -hæfted, contr. -hæftd, -hæft q. v. captus = gehæft

To betake ⬩ take ⬩ bind ⬩ captare ⬩ vincire

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To betake, take, bind; captare, vincire Be-hæft held Gen. 22, 13.

mæstan

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Þú mæstest on ele heáfod mín inpinguasti in oleo caput meum, Ps. Rdr. 22, 5. Add

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