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Anglo-Saxon

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ceir

(n.)
Grammar
ceir, (cér, cír ?)
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a cry, clamour Irra and ceir ira et clamor, Rtl. 12, 35. Ceir mín tó dé cyme. Of grundum ic geceigde clamor meus ad te veniat. De profundis clamavi, 183, 10-15: 170, 27: 171, 21: 174, 23. Cf. cígan (ceigan)

ceód

(n.)
Grammar
ceód, ceóde?
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a bag Ceódas (seódas? cf. siódas marsupia, 84, 37: seódas, 92, 65: 55, 9) marsuppia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 56. Man sceal habban cýsfæt, ceódan, wilian, windlas, Angl. ix. 264, 12. [Cf. (?) kiot bursa, Grff. iv. 366.]

cerr

(n.)

Similar entry: cirr

CEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
CEÓ, ció; indecl. f.

A CHOUGH, a bird of the genus corvus, ajay, crow, jackdawcornix, gracculus, monedula

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A CHOUGH, a bird of the genus corvus, ajay, crow, jackdaw; cornix, gracculus, monedula Ðeós ceó hÆc cornix, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 64; Som. 13, 58. Ceó gracculus vel monedula, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 63, 13; Wrt. Voc. 29, 36

Linked entries: chýae ció

ceorf-æx

(n.)
Grammar
ceorf-æx, e; f.

A cutting axe, executioner's axesecuris

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A cutting axe, executioner's axe; securis Wǽran ða heáfda mid ceorfæxum ofacorfena their heads were cut off with axes, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 79, 7

Linked entry: æx

ceorf-ness

Similar entry: ymb-ceorfness

ceorf-seax

(n.)
Grammar
ceorf-seax, es; n.
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A surgeon's knife, scalpel Ðeáh ðe se woruldlǽce þone gewundodan mid bærnette oððe mid ceorfsexe gelácnige, Hml. Th. i. 472, 14

ceosel-stán

(n.)
Grammar
ceosel-stán, cysel-stán, es; m.

Sand-stone, gravelglarea, calculus

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Sand-stone, gravel; glarea, calculus Ceoselstán glarea, Wrt. Voc. 63, 70. Cyselstán calculus, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 46; Wrt. Voc. 19, 48

Linked entry: cysel-stán

ceól-þelu

(n.)
Grammar
ceól-þelu, f.
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Add: -þel (?); n. cf. wǽg-þel

ceol-wærc

(n.)
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pain in the throat Wið ceolwærc, Lch. ii. 312, 2

cer

(n.)

a turn

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a turn

ceó

(v.)
Grammar
ceó, gen. ceón (not indecl.).
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Chýae (cýhae?) cíae cornicula, Txts. 50, 240. Ció, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 20. Cyó, i. 62, 30. Tiope (ciohe?) cornicula, Hpt. 33, 241, 67. Add

cel

(n.)
Grammar
cel, celas

a basket

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a basket, Mt. Lind. Stv. 15, 37

aldor-cearu

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-cearu, e; f.

Life-carecare for lifelife-long carecura propter vitamærumna longinqua

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Life-care, care for life, life-long care; cura propter vitam, ærumna longinqua He wearþ eallum æðelingum to aldorceare he became a life-care to all nobles, Beo. Th. 1817; B. 906

Linked entry: ealdor-cearu

ealdor-cearu

life-care, care for life, life-long care

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life-care, care for life, life-long care

helle-ceafl

(n.)
Grammar
helle-ceafl, es; m.

The jaws of hell,

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The jaws of hell, Andr. Kmbl. 3403; An. 1705

líf-cearu

(n.)
Grammar
líf-cearu, e; f.
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Care or anxiety about life, Andr. Kmbl. 2856; An. 1430: Cd. 42; Th. 54, 17; Gen. 878

mǽl-cearu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-cearu, e; f.

Care or trouble belonging to a particular time

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Care or trouble belonging to a particular time Swá ða mǽlceare maga Healfdenes singala seáþ so did Healfdene's son ever brood over the trouble of that time, Beo. Th. 380; B. 189

stán-ceosel

(n.)
Grammar
stán-ceosel, es; m.
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Sand Hí getimbrode hys hús ofer stánceosel, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 24 MS. A. Stáncislas glareas, Hpt. Gl. 449, 16

Linked entry: ceosel

úht-cearu

(n.)
Grammar
úht-cearu, e; f.

Care that comes in the early morning

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Care that comes in the early morning, Exon. Th. 442, 4; Kl. 7