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cláte-crop

Grammar
cláte-crop, v. preceding word.

Linked entry: crop

han-créd

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Add: cock-crowing Scyllendre cocca fiþerslehte and . . . hancréde concrepante pullorum plausu et sonante gallicinio, An. Ox. 4893. a division of the night Betwux hancréde læg se hálga wer geedcucod, Hml. Th. ii. 334, 30. Cf. han-grǽd

heorot-crop

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Genim heorotcrop neobeweardne, Lch. ii. 50, II. Add

Crac-gelád

(n.)

Cricklade

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Cricklade Chr. 905; Th. 180, 21, col. 2

croc-sceard

(n.)
Grammar
croc-sceard, es; n. [sceard a shred, fragment]

A shred or fragment of a crock or pot ⬩ a potSHERD ⬩ testa, testu

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A shred or fragment of a crock or pot, a potSHERD; testa, testu Adruwode oððe forseárode swá swá blýwnys oððe crocsceard mægen mín aruit tamquam testa virtus mea Ps. Lamb. 21, 16. Mid ánum crocscearde with a potsherd Job Thw. 166, 34; Homl. Th. ii. 452

Linked entry: sceard

Cre-gelád

(n.)

Cricklade

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Cricklade Chr. 1016; Erl. 153, 23

CRÆT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆT, crat, es; pl. nom. acc. cratu, crætu; gen. cræta; dat. cratum, crætum; n.

A chariot ⬩ CART ⬩ currus ⬩ pilentum

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A chariot, CART; currus, pilentum Cræt currus Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 91;Wrt. Voc. 34, 22: 85, 71. Betogen [MS. betogan] caæt capsus 49; Som. 65, 93; Wrt. Voc. 34, 23. Wǽrun Godes cræta gegearwedra tyn þúsendo currus Dei decem millibus Ps. Th. 67, 17.

Linked entry: crat

crígan

(v.)
Grammar
crígan, p. críde
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To bubble up Criid scaturit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 3. Críð ebulliat, An. Ox. 7, 101 (where see note). Críþe scaturiat, 8, 104. Críð ( after which a letter is erased ), Angl. xiii. 31, 93

be-teón

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Add: to accuse a person (acc.) of a crime, Grammar be-teón, crime in gen. or dat. (inst) Gif mon cyninges þegn beteó manslihtes . . . Gif man þone man betýhð þe bið lǽssa maga. Ll. Th. i. 154, 5-7.

cwiþ

Grammar
cwiþ, saith, speaks, Exon. 14a; Th. 28, 28; Cri. 453: 30a; Th. 92, 35; Cri. 1519, = cweðeþ;
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3rd pres. sing, of cweðan

crusene

Grammar
crusene, l. crús(e)ne,
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and add Crúsne vel heden cocula (cf. mastruca, cocula, de pellibus siue de pilibus, Corp. Gl. H. 76, 65: cappa, capsula, cocula, 27, 108), Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 39: 136, 49

cym

Grammar
cym, come, Exon. 13a; Th. 23, 22; Cri. 372; impert.
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of cuman

cristen

(adj.)
Grammar
cristen, def.se cristena; sup. se cristenesta; adj. [Crist Christ]

Christian ⬩ christianus

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Christian; christianus Ǽlc cristen man hæfde sibbe every Christian man had peace Ors. 6, 13; Bos. 122, 7; 6, 30; Bos. 127, 22. Cristnu gesamnung the Christian church Ps. Th. 44, 11. Gif hwá cristenes mannes blód ageóte if any one shed a Christian man's

cymen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cymen, come, Exon. 8b; Th. 5, 8; Cri. 66; pp.
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of cuman

cancer-hæbern

(n.)
Grammar
cancer-hæbern, es; n. [cancer a crab, hæbern = hæb-ærn a place, dwelling-place]
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A crab-hole; caverna, cavernula D

Linked entry: cancer

deáþ-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-scyld, e; f. [deáþ death; scyld sin, crime]

A death-fault, capital crime ⬩ capitāle crīmen

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A death-fault, capital crime; capitāle crīmen Gif gehádod man hine forwyrce mid deáþscylde if a man in orders ruin himself with capital crime, L. E. G. 4; Th. i. 168, 22; L. C. S. 43; Th. i. 400, 27

deág

Grammar
deág, is of use, is good, avails, Exon. 8 a; Th. 2, 19; Cri. 21: 10 b; Th. 12, 22; Cri. 189; pres.
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of dugan

Linked entry: deáh

cwénn

(n.)
Grammar
cwénn, cwén , Exon. 25b; Th. 73, 34; Cri. 1199; acc. s.

a woman

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of a woman

byrg

(n.)
Grammar
byrg, to a city, Exon. 15a; Th. 33, 1; Cri. 519; dat.
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of burh

cúðen

(v.)
Grammar
cúðen, knew, could, Exon. 25a; Th. 73, 6; Cri. 1185; subj. p.
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of cunnan

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