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clif-stán

(n.)
Grammar
clif-stán, es; m.

A rough stone, rockcautes

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A rough stone, rock; cautes Clifstánas cautes, Cot. 44

CLIMBAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLIMBAN, ic climbe, ðú climst, he climþ, climbaþ; clamb, clumbon; clumben; v. a.

To CLIMBscandere, ascendere

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Clumben] upp to ðe stépel climbed up to the steeple, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 9. Clumbon [MS. Clumben] upp to ðe hálge róde climbed up to the holy cross, Erl. 209, 6

Linked entry: climan

Clistún

(n.)
Grammar
Clistún, es; m.

CLIST or CLYST

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CLIST or CLYST, near Exeter, Devon, Chr. 1001; Gib. 132, 16; Ing. 175, 7

be-freón

(v.)
Grammar
be-freón, , -freóde; -freód

To freeliberare

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C. 50, 110; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 110

be-fýlan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fýlan, -fílan; p. -fýlede; pp. -fýled,-fíled, -fýld; v. trans. [be, fúl foul]

To BEFOULpollutedefile make filthy inquinarefœdare contaminare

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P. 45; Th. ii. 384, 11: Basil. admn. 7; Norm. 48, 23 : Lchdm. iii. 208, 7: Cot. 104

Linked entry: be-fílan

begannes

(n.)
Grammar
begannes, -ness, e; f. [beginnan to begin]

The calendsthe first day of the monthcalendæ

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The calends, the first day of the month; calendæ, Cot. 202

bégean

(v.)

to bowbend

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to bow, bend Cneó bégean scolden genua flectere deberent Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 39, col. 2

Clofes hoo

(n.)
Grammar
Clofes hoo, Clofes hó;hós; hóas; óa; hóum; m.
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Cliff, near Rochester Her sinoþ wæs æt Clofes hoo [æt Clofes hó, col. 2] in this year [A. D. 822] there was a synod at Cliff, Chr. 822; Th. 111, 14, col. l; 110, 14, col. l, 2. Æt Clofes hóum at Cliff, Th. Diplm. A. D. 803; 52, 32: A.

Linked entry: Cleofes hoo

clufon

(v.)
Grammar
clufon, p. pl. of cleófan.

clove

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Chr. 937; Th. 200, 38, col. 3; Æðelst. 5;

cluf-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
cluf-wyrt, e; f.

buttercupbatrachion = βατράχιον, ranunculus acris

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The herb buttercup; batrachion = βατράχιον, ranunculus acris, Lin Ðeós wyrt ðe man batrachion, and óðrum naman clufwyrt nemneþ, biþ cenned on sandigum landum and on feldum: heó biþ feáwum leáfum and þynnum this herb which is called batrachion and by

Linked entry: clof-wurt

clumbon

(v.)
Grammar
clumbon, clumben; p. pl. and pp. of climban.

climbed

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climbed, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 9;

cine-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cine-líc, adj. [cyn fit, suitable]

Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequatecongruus, cornpetens

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Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequate; congruus, cornpetens Ðæt we wilnian to heorn fultum be swá manegum mannum swá us cinelíc þince æt swá micelere spræce that we desire aid from them of so many men as may seem to us adequate for so great a

cing

(n.)

a king

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a king, Deut. 11, 3: Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 17

Cinges tún

(n.)
Grammar
Cinges tún, es; m. [cinges tún the king's town]

KINGSTONregia villa

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KINGSTON;regia villa Æðelstán wæs to cinge æt Cinges túne gehálgod Athelstan was consecrated king at Kingston, Chr. 925; Th. 198, 7, col. 3; 8, col. 2: 979; Th. 234, 9, col. 1; 235, 6, col. 2

Linked entry: Cynges tún

cín-líc

(adj.)

gaping

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gaping

cin-tóþ

(n.)
Grammar
cin-tóþ, es; m.

A front tooth, grindermolaris

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A front tooth, grinder; molaris, Prov. 30, Lye

cínu

(n.)
Grammar
cínu, e; f.

A chink, fissurerima, fissura

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A chink, fissure; rima, fissura Cínu rima vel fissura, Wrt. Voc. 85, 18. Gemétte he ðæt fæt swá gehál ðæt ðǽr nán cínu on næs gesewen he found the vessel so whole that there was no chink seen in it, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 22

Cippan-ham

(n.)
Grammar
Cippan-ham, -hamm, es; m. [Hunt. Cipenham: Brom. Chipenham]

CHIPPENHAM,

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D. 879] the army went from Chippenham to Cirencester, and remained there one year, Chr. 879; Erl. 80, 26; 81, 23

Linked entry: Cyppan-ham

cir

(n.)

a turn, time

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a turn, time Æt ðam fiftan cire at the fifth turn or time, Lchdm. i. 214, 6, MS. B. note 8

Linked entry: cirr

circe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
circe-weard, es; m.

A churchwardenecclesiæ custos

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A churchwarden; ecclesiæ custos, Chr. 1131; Erl. 260, 12