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cídde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cídde, p. of cýðan.

told

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told, Gen. 9, 22, = cýðde;

cyste-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cyste-líce, adv. [cyst munificence]

Munificently largiter

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Munificently; largiter Sý wuldor and lof ðam wélegan Drihtne, se ðe his gecorenan swá cystelíce wurþaþ be glory and praise to the bounteous Lord, who so munificently honours his chosen, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 2. Cystelíce largiter, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41,

Linked entries: cystig-líce cystlíce

cyric-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cyric-líc, circ-líc, cyrc-líc; adj.

Like a church, ecclesiastical ecclesiasticus wrote the ecclesiastical history of our island and nation in five books

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Like a church, ecclesiastical; ecclesiasticus Cyriclíc wer vir ecclesiasticus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 21. Magister cyriclíces sanges magister ecclesiasticæ cantionis, 2, 20; S. 522, 27. Fram ǽlcere cyriclícre gesamnunge a quaque ecclesiastica congregatione

ge-cyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyrtan, p. te; pp. cyrt
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To shorten, cut off Gecyrte truncas, Germ. 400, 139

Linked entry: -cyrtan

forþ-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-cuman, he -cymeþ, -cymþ, pl. -cumaþ; p. -com, pl. -cómon; subj. pres. -cume, -cyme, pl. -cumen, -cymen; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To come forth or forwardproceedsucceedarriveprocēdĕrepervĕnīreadvĕnīre

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To come forth or forward, proceed, succeed, arrive; procēdĕre, pervĕnīre, advĕnīre Metod héht leóht forþcuman the Creator bade light to come forth, Cd. 6; Th. 8, 11; Gen. 122. Ðonne forþcumaþ fyrenfulra þreát híge onlíc cum exŏrientur peccātōres sicut

cile-gicel

Grammar
cile-gicel, v. cýle-gicel (l.
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cyle-)

ciris-treów

Grammar
ciris-treów, v. cyrs-treów
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in Dict

cist-beám

Grammar
cist-beám, v. cyst-beám
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in Dict. for ex

CEÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓSAN, ciósan, ic ceóse, ðú ceósest, cýst, he ceóseþ, cýst, císt, ceósaþ; ic, he ceás, cés, ðú cure,curon; ceós, ceósaþ; coren; v. a.

to CHOOSE, select, electlegere, seligere, eligereto acceptoblatum accipere, accipere

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Ðæt hí him cyning curan ut regem sibi eligerent, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 22. Ðéh ðe fell curen synnigra cynn though the race of sinners chose death, Andr.

út-ácumen

(adj.)
Grammar
út-ácumen, -cymen[e]; adj.

Strangeralienforeign

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Stranger, alien, foreign Démaþ ǽlcon men riht, sí hit burga man, sí hit útácymene (peregrinus) Deut. 1, 16. Se útácymena (útancumena, v. l.) munuc ðe of uncúðum eardum cymð si quis monachus peregrinus de longinquis provinciis supervenerit, R. Ben. 108

útan-cumen

(adj.)
Grammar
útan-cumen, -cymen[e]; adj.

Come from withoutfrom another landforeignalienstrangebelonging to another

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Come from without, from another land, foreign, alien, strange Útancuman advena, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 64. Ðǽr nán útancymen (útencumen, Cott. MS.) mon cuman ne dorste, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 218, 1, Se útancumena munuc ðe of uncúðum eardum cymð, R. Ben. 109, 4.

Linked entries: út-ácumen út-cymen

CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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Æðelbyrht cyning on cyricean ðara eádigra apostola Petrus and Paulus bebyriged wæs king Æthelbert was buried in the church of the blessed apostles Peter and Paul, 2, 5; S. 506, 22.

Linked entries: cyrce circe cirice

a-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
a-cyrran, p. -cyrde; pp. -cyrred, -cyrd

To avertavertere

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To avert; avertere Ne ðú nǽfre gedést, ðæt ðú mec acyrre from Cristes lofe thou shalt never do so, that thou avert me from the love of Christ, Exon. 67 b; Th. 251, 2; Jul. 139. Acyrred from Cristes ǽ turned from Christ's law, 71 b; Th. 267, 6; Jul. 411

Linked entry: a-cyrrednes

cyrfel

(n.)
Grammar
cyrfel, es; m. [cyrf a cutting off]

A little stake, a pegpaxillus

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A little stake, a peg; paxillus Cyrfel vel litel stigul [ = sticel?] paxillus, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 46; Wrt. Voc. 26, 45

cúþ-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
cúþ-lǽtan, [cúþ = cýþ relationship, lǽtan to admit]

To enter into friendshipsocietatem facere, Som. Ben. Lye

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To enter into friendship; societatem facere, Som. Ben. Lye

ceáp-man

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-man, cýp-man, cýpe-man;-mannes; -men; -men; -manna; -mannum; m. A

CHAPMAN, merchant, market-manmercator, negotiator, nundinator

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CHAPMAN, merchant, market-man; mercator, negotiator, nundinator Gif ceápman uppe on folce ceápie, dó ðæt befóran gewitnessum if a chapman traffic up among the people, let him do it before witnesses, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 12, note 32: Obs. Lun. § 14;

cyrnel

(n.)
Grammar
cyrnel, cyrnl; gen.es; dat.e ; pl. nom. acc. cyrnlu; gen. cyrnla; n.

KERNEL, grainnucleus, granum a hard

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m? a KERNEL, grain; nucleus, granum Men geseóþ oft ðæt of ánum lytlum cyrnele cymþ micel treów; ac we ne mágon geseón on ðam cyrnele náðor ne wyrtruman, ne rinde, ne bogas, ne leáf; ac God forþtíhþ of ðam cyrnele treów, and wæstmas, and leáf men often

Linked entries: cirnel cirnel

CÍGAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÍGAN, cígean, cýgan, cýgean, ciégan, cégan, cégean; cígende; de; ed.

To call, name, call upon, invoke, call together, summonvocare, nominare, invocare, convocareTo cry, callclamare, vocare

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v. trans. To call, name, call upon, invoke, call together, summon; vocare, nominare, invocare, convocare Drihten mæg steorran be naman cígean ealle the Lord can call all the stars by name, Ps. Th. 146, 4. Ealle gewunedon hí móder cýgean all were accustomed

Linked entries: cýgan cégan ciégan

ge-cígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cígan, -cígean, -cýgan, -cégan; p. -cígde, -cýgde, -cégde; pp. -cíged, -cýged, -cýgd, -céged [ge, cígan to call]; v. trans.

To callnamecall uponinvokecall forthprovokeincitevocarenominareinvocareprovocareincitare

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To call, name, call upon, invoke, call forth, provoke, incite; vocare, nominare, invocare, provocare, incitare Ne com ic rihtwíse to gecígeanne, ac ða synnfullan non veni vocare justos, sed peccatores, Mt. Bos. 9, 13. Ðú gecígst his naman Ysmaél vocabis

frum-cirr

Grammar
frum-cirr, <b>-cerr, -cyrr.</b>
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Take here <b>frum-cyrr</b> and add: definite, first time as opposed to second, third, &amp;c. Æt frumcirre . . . æt óðrum cirre . . . æt þriddan cirre, Ll. Th. i. 214, 4. indefinite, in the phrase æt frumcirre at once Sió gesihð æt fruman