gúþ-cyst
Warlike excellence ⬩ bravery
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Warlike excellence, bravery Sunu simeones sweótum cómon þridde þeódmægen gúþcyste onþrang the sons of Simeon came in troops, a third great force bravely pressed on [or or cyst = troop, band, and gúþcyste onþrang = pressed on in phalanx,Cf. sweótum cómon
hǽðen-cyning
A heathen king
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A heathen king Herige hǽðencyninga a band of heathen kings, Cd. 174; Th. 219, 13; Dan. 54
geán-cyme
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Him wildeór ne dereþ ne ǽnig yfel geáncyme, Lch. i. 176, 5. Fram geáncyme ab occursu Scint. 188, 6. Þú bewruge mé fram gemétinge (géncyme, MS. T.) áwyrgedra protexisti me a conventu malignantium Ps. Spl. 63, 2. Géncymas adinventiones Ps. Rdr. 275, 4.
of-cyrf
a cutting off, amputation ⬩ that which is cut off
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a cutting off, amputation Hwæt getácnaþ ðæs fylmenes ofcyrf, Homl. Th. i. 94, 32. that which is cut off Hé tócearf his basing on emtwá, and sealde óðerne dǽl ðam earman wædlan, and mid ðam ofcyrfe hine eft bewǽfde wrapped himself in the remaining portion
ofer-cyme
A coming upon, arrival
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A coming upon, arrival Ær ðon ðe hé mid ofercyme semninga deáþes ealle tíd hreówe forlure priusquam subito mortis superventu tempus omne poenitendi perderet, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 12
hilde-cyst
Excellence in war, ⬩ valour
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Excellence in war, valour Hildecystum valorously Beo. Th. 5189; B. 2598
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hleóðor-cyme
A coming that is attended with sound [of trumpets; cf. hleóðor cwom býman stefne, v. hleóðor], ⬩ the coming of an army
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A coming that is attended with sound [of trumpets; cf. hleóðor cwom býman stefne, v. hleóðor], the coming of an army: Hie iudéa blǽd forbrǽcon billa ecgum and þurh hleóðorcyme herige genámon beorhte frætwe ðá hie tempel strudon they destroyed the glory
stæf-cyst
Excellence in letters or learning ⬩ book-learning
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Excellence in letters or learning, book-learning, 'Leornodest ðú ǽfre sealmas oþþe óþre hálige gewritu?' 'Ic stæfcyste ne leornode ne ðæra manna nánum ne hlyste ðe ða smeádon and rǽddon' 'didst thou ever learn psalms, or other holy writings?' 'I never
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cýp-strǽt
A street or place for merchandise, cheap street ⬩ vicus mercatorius
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strǽt a street] A street or place for merchandise, cheap street; vicus mercatorius Andlang cýpstrǽte along cheap street, Cod. Dipl. 1291; A. D. 996; Kmbl. vi. 135, 17
CEREN
A CHURN
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A CHURN; vas in quo lac agitatur et butyrum cogitur, fidelia, sinum Cyrin sinum, Wrt. Voc. 290, 31
cylew
Spotted, speckled ⬩ guttātus
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Spotted, speckled; guttātus Cylew guttātus, Cot. 99. Cylu guttātus, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 92; Wrt. Voc. 46, 49
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cýs-wuce
Cheese-week, the last week of eating cheese before Lent ⬩ septimana dominicæ quinquagesimæ
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Cheese-week, the last week of eating cheese before Lent; septimana dominicæ quinquagesimæ. In the Greek church quinquagesima Sunday is the last day on which cheese may be eaten till Easter. The same rule prevailed in monasteries of the Benedictine order
cyt-wér
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. Dipl, Apndx. 461; A.D. 956; Kmbl. iii, 450, 13, 15, 20
CIRM
A noise, shout, clamour, uproar ⬩ strepitus, clamor, fragor, clangor
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A noise, shout, clamour, uproar; strepitus, clamor, fragor, clangor Hlynn wearþ on ceastrum, cirm árleásra cwealmes on óre din was in the cities, the clamour of the shameless at the point of death, Cd. 119; Th. 153, 31; Gen. 2547. In the following references
cym-líce
Conveniently, fitly, beautifully, splendidly ⬩ commode, apte, splendide
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Conveniently, fitly, beautifully, splendidly; commode, apte, splendide Andetaþ Drihtne, and his écne naman cégaþ cymlíce confitemini Domino et invocate nomen ejus, Ps. Th. 104, 1:. 98, 7. Cymlícor ceól gehládenne a more fitly laden ship, Andr. Kmbl.
cýs-gerunn
Rennet or runnet, a substance used to produce curd ⬩ lactis coagulum
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Rennet or runnet, a substance used to produce curd;lactis coagulum Butergeþweor ǽlc and cýsgerunn losaþ eów butyrum omne et caseus pereunt vobis, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 19
ceren
sweet wine ⬩ carenum
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New wine boiled down one third or one half, sweet wine; carenum = κάροινον Hí, ða sylfe betweónum, indrencton mid ðám cerenum ðære gódspellícan swétnysse between themselves, they pledged with the wines of gospel sweetness, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 72, 7. Cærenes
cyt-wér
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and N. E. D. kit
ǽ-wintre-cyning
A king or ruler for one winter or year ⬩ a consul ⬩ consul
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A king or ruler for one winter or year, a consul; consul