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cac-hús

(n.)
Grammar
cac-hús, es; n.
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A privy; latrina, Som. Ben. Lye

CǼG

(n.)
Grammar
CǼG, gen. cǽge; pl. nom. acc. cǽga, cǽgia; f; cǽge, an; f.
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A KEY ; clavis Stæfcræft is seó cǽg ðe ðæra bóca andgýtt unlýcþ grammar is the key that unlocketh the sense of books, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. I. 23: 9, 28; Som. 11, 54: Past. 15, 2; Hat. MS. 19a, 17. Ge ætbrudon ðæs ingehýdes cǽge tulisti clavem scientiæ

Linked entry: cǽge

calwere

(n.)
Grammar
calwere, es; m? n? [calu bald]
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A bald place on the top of the head, a skull, place of skulls, place for burial; calva, calvaria, Som. Ben. Lye

camp-weorud

(n.)
Grammar
camp-weorud, es; n.
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Fighting-men, soldiers; militia, exercitus, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 33

cancer

(n.)
Grammar
cancer, gen. cancres;
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Wið cancre, nim gáte geallanand hunig against cancer, take goat's gall and honey, L. M. 3, 36; Lchdm. ii. 328, 13: Herb. 32, 3; Lchdm. i. 130, 12, MS. O, note 24. Wið cancre for cancer, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 21; Lchdm. i. 354, 25. a crab; cancer, animal

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

CANDEL

(n.)
Grammar
CANDEL, candell, condel, condell, e; f: candel, es; n. A CANDLE; candela, lampas = λαμπάς
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Hádre scíneþ ródores candel the sun [the candle of the firmament] serenely shines, Beo. Th. 3148; B. 1572. Candeles leóma the light of a candle; lampas, Ælfc. Gl. 67; Som. 69, 88; Wrt. Voc. 41, 41. Glád ofer grúndas Godes condel beorht God's bright candle

Linked entry: condel

candel leóht

(n.)
Grammar
candel leóht, es; n.
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Candle-light; lucernæ lumen, C. R. Ben. 53. DER, candel

carful-nys

(n.)
Grammar
carful-nys, -nyss, e; f.
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CAREFULNESS, curiosity; sollicitudo, curiositas Godes cwydas sind to smeágenne mid micelre carfulnysse the words of God are to be considered with great carefulness, Homl. Th. ii. 280, 18: Lchdm. iii. 210, 5

Linked entry: cearful-nes

cassuc-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
cassuc-leáf, pl. n.
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Hassock-leaves Wið eárum [earon MS.] genim ða brádan biscopwyrt and cassucleáf for the ears take the broad bishop-wort and hassock-leaves, Lchdm iii. 46, 2

CASTEL

(n.)
Grammar
CASTEL, castell, es; n. m.
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A town, village, CASTLE; villa, oppidum, castellum Faraþ on ðæt castel [to ðam castelle, Hat. in ðas cæstre, Rush.], ðæt fóran ongeán eów ys ite in castellum, quod contra vos est, Mt. Bos. 21, 2. He ðá lǽrende ða castel beférde et circuibat castella

oawel-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
oawel-leáf, es; n.
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A cabbage-leaf; brassicæ folium Nim cawel-leáf take cabbage-leaves, Lchdm. iii. 40, 24

cawel-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
cawel-sǽd, es; n.
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Cabbage-seed; brassicæ semen Nim cawel-sǽd take cabbage-seed, Lchdm. iii. 72, 5

cawel-stela

(n.)
Grammar
cawel-stela, an; m. [stela a stalk]
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A cabbage-stem; brassicæ caudex Nim cawelstelan take a cabbage-stem, Lchdm. iii. 102, 7

Linked entry: stela

ceác-bán

(n.)
Grammar
ceác-bán, es; n.
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The cheek-bone, jaw; mandibula Ceác-bán vel ceácan vel cin-ban mandibula, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 81; Wrt. Voc. 43, 14

ceald

(n.)
Grammar
ceald, cald, es; n.

Cold, coldnessfrigus

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Cold, coldness; frigus Somod hát and ceald heat also and cold, Cd. 192; Th. 239, 29; Dan. 377; Cd. 216; Th. 273, 5; Sat. 132. Hátes and cealdes of heat and of cold, Exon. 117b; Th. 451, 20; Dóm. 106. Hý beóþ cealde geclnngene they are shrivelled with

cealfa hús

(n.)
Grammar
cealfa hús, es; n.

vitularius

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vitularius; A house for [of] calves Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 24; Wrt. Voc. 15, 24

cealre

(n.)
Grammar
cealre, calwer, es; m.

calmaria, gabalacrum

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Gewirc niwne cealre make new jelly, L.M. I, 44; Lchdm. ii. 108, 13. Nim þa wyrta and wyrce togadere swá micel swá cealras take the herbs and wort them together as thick as curds, Lchdm. iii. 118, 14. Calwer gabalacrum, Cot. 96

Linked entries: calwer celras

ceáp-scip

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-scip, es; n.

A merchant ship, trading shipnavis mercatoria

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A merchant ship, trading ship; navis mercatoria Hí wícingas wurdon, and æt ánum cyrre án c and eahtatig ceápscipa geféngon they became pirates, and took, at one time, one hundred and eighty trading ships, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 2

ceápung-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
ceápung-gemót, es; n.

a marketmercatus

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a market; mercatus; A meeting for trade, Cot. 133

Linked entry: ge-mót