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cyrn

Similar entry: cirn

cyrn

(n.)

a churn sinum

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a churn; sinum

cyre

(n.)
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Add: choice, &c. Cyri (printed cyni, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 27) detectum vel electio, Txts. 57, 664. Gyre optio, Germ. 396, 217. Freólicum sylflíces willan cyre ( munus quod) libero spontaneae voluntatis arbitrio (offertur ), An. Ox. 1290. Þæt folc

cyrce weard

(n.)

a warden ofthe church sacristan

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a warden ofthe church sacristan, Chr. 1070; Erl. 207, 33

Cyren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster

Cirencester, Cicester, Gloucestershire

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Cirencester, Cicester, Gloucestershire Æt Cyrenceastre at Cirencester, Chr. 1020; Th. 286, 12, col. 2: Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 110, 22

ful-cyrten

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-cyrten, adj.

Very beautifulpulcherrĭmus

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Very beautiful; pulcherrĭmus Fulcyrtenu ceorles dóhtor a churl's very beautiful daughter, Exon. 106 b; Th. 407, 16; Rä. 26, 6

cýrstel-mǽl

Similar entry: crístel-mǽl

cyrten-ness

(n.)
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cyrten-ness, e; f.
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Beauty, elegance, comeliness Cyrtenysse (cert-, Hpt. Gl. 431, 18) uenustati, i. ornamenti, An. Ox. 1053: 5108: venustatem, 4644

cyrten-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
cyrten-lǽcan, p.-lǽhte ; pp. -lǽht

To make lovely, to beautify venustare

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To make lovely, to beautify; venustare Ic cyrtenlǽce venusto, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 115; Wrt. Voc. 54, 57

cyrten-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cyrten-líce, adv.

Notably, solemnly, cunningly notabiliter, solemniter, subtiliter

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Notably, solemnly, cunningly; notabiliter, solemniter, subtiliter Scint. 38

cyrten-líce

(adv.)
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Add: elegantly, fitly, fairly, well Cyrten[líce] ( si tu te sumptuosius comas et per publicum) notabiliter (incedas ), An. Ox. 5185. Eall ꝥ cyrte[n]líce ( subtiliter, i. eleganter ) wé þenceað, Scint. 140, 7. Tó þám bócerum þe beóð cyrtenlíce getýdde

ge-cyrnod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cyrnod, adj.
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Jagged, having grainlike excrescences Wiþ scurfedum nægle; nim gecyrnadne sticcan, sete on þone nægl wið þá wearta, Lch. ii. 150, 4. Gecyrnode cambas serratas cristas (of a cock), An. Ox. 26, 15

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wild-cyrfet

(n.)

bryonybrionia

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bryony; brionia, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 17

wæl-cyrge

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wæl-cyrge, Take here (?) the forms given under wellyrge, where for 'sinus' l. (?) erinis ( = Ἐρινύς), and add
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Gydene, wælcyrie Ueneris, An. Ox. 4449

wæl-cyrge

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-cyrge, -cyrige, -cyrie, an; f.

A chooser of the slain.

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A chooser of the slain. According to the mythology, as seen in its Northern form, the Val-kyrjur were the goddesses who chose the slain that were to be conducted by them to Odin's hall — Val-halla : 'Þær ríða jafnan at kjósa val.' Something of the old

Linked entries: -cyrge wæl-ceásiga

ge-cyrred-nes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cyrred-nes, -ness, e; f.

A turningconversion

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A turning, conversion Æfter his gecyrrednysse, Gregorius þénode þearfum after his conversion Gregory ministered to the poor, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 35

cyre-líf

(n.)
Grammar
cyre-líf, es; n.

A choice of life, where on decease of a lord, the cultivators choose a lord for themselves; optio vitæ, ubi, mortuo domino, villani sibi dominum eligunt

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A choice of life, where on decease of a lord, the cultivators choose a lord for themselves; optio vitæ, ubi, mortuo domino, villani sibi dominum eligunt Ic bidde, on Codes naman, and on his háligra, ðæt mínra maga nán ne yrfewearda ne geswence nán nǽnig

cyre-líf

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For 'A choice . . . eligunt' substitute: the condition of life which allows a person to choose his lord, the state of dependence on a lord whom a person has chosen Gehicgon hig eác ꝥ hig gehealdon heora clǽnnysse, oððe beón geférlǽhte þǽre gefæstnuncge

cyre-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
cyre-áþ, es; m. [cyre a choice, áþ an oath]

The select oath, the oath sworn by the accused, together with a certain number of consacramentals selected by him out of a fixed number of persons named to him by the judgejuramentum electum, quod quis præstabat cum aliquot coujura-toribus ab ipso selectis e quibusdam a judice nominatis [Schmd. 566]

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The select oath, the oath sworn by the accused, together with a certain number of consacramentals selected by him out of a fixed number of persons named to him by the judge; juramentum electum, quod quis præstabat cum aliquot coujura-toribus ab ipso selectis

Linked entries: áþ rím-áþ

cyre-bald

(adj.)

bold in decision arbltrii strenuus

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bold in decision; arbltrii strenuus