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cwacung

(n.)
Grammar
cwacung, e; f.

QUAKING, trembling tremor

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C. 47, 5. On cwacunge in tremore, Ps. Spl. C. 2, 11. Wæs se múnt Garganus bifigende mid ormætre cwacunge the mount Garganus was trembling with immense quaking, Homl. Th. i. 504, 28. Búton cwacunge without guaking, ii. 32, 18

Cwanta-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
Cwanta-wíc, es; n. [wíc a dwelling]

St. Josse-sur-Mer or Estaples, the ancient name of which was Quantovic or Quentawich

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D. 839] there was a great slaughter at London and at Estaples and at Rochester, Chr. 839; Erl. 66, 17

cwealm-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
cwealm-bǽre, cwylm-bǽre; adj. [-bǽre, an adj. termination; producing, bearing]

Death-bearing, deadly mortifĕrus

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Catal. 164, 48, col. 1 . Drenc mid ðam cwealmbǽrum áttre gemenged a drink mingled with deadly poison, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 17: 260, 11. Cwealmbǽrne mortifĕrum, Mone B. 4905 .

Linked entry: cwylm-bǽre

cweden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cweden, spoken, said, called, Exon. 15b; Th. 34, 24; Cri. 547: Chr. 455; Erl. 13, 23: Bd. 5, 19; S. 636, 45; pp.
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of cweðan

cuic

(adj.)

living

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living Jn. Lind. War. 4, 10

cuic-beám

(n.)
Grammar
cuic-beám, es ; m.

A juniper-tree juniperus

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A juniper-tree ; juniperus

culpian

(v.)
Grammar
culpian, p. ode ; pp. od

To humiliate, cringe humiliare

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To humiliate, cringe ; humiliare Hú ne is ðæt ðonne sum dǽl ermþa, ðæt mon scyle culpianto ðam ðe him gifan scyle is not this then somewhat of misery, that a man must cringe to him who can give to him? Bt. 32, 1 ; Fox 114, 15

Cumber-land

(n.)
Grammar
Cumber-land, Cumbra-land, Cumer-land , es; n. [Sim. Dun. Cumbreland: Hunt. Hovd. Brom. Cumberland]

CUMBERLAND; Cumbria

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D. 945] king Edmund overran all Cumberland, Chr. 945 ; Th. 212, 10 ; 213, 10, col. 1, 2: Cumberland, 213, 10, col. 3 .

Linked entries: Cumbra-land Cumer-land

Cumbra-land

(n.)

Cumberland

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Cumberland Chr. 945 ; Erl. 116, 29

cuml

(n.)

a wound, swelling

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a wound, swelling Past. 26 ; MS. Oth

-cund

(suffix)
Grammar
-cund, an adjective termination, denoting

KIND , sort, or origin, likeness

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KIND sort, or origin, likeness ; as, æðel-cund, deóful-, engel-, eorþ-, feor-, feorran-, gǽst-, god-, heofon-, híw-, in, sáwel-, ufan-, up-, woruld-

cune-glæsse

(n.)
Grammar
cune-glæsse, an; f. cynoglossos = κυνόγλωσσον , cynoglossum officinale, Lin

The herb hound's or dog's tongue;

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The herb hound's or dog's tongue; Wið cancerádle, cune-glæsse nioðoweard for cancer, the netherward part of hound's tongue, L. M. 1, 44; Lchdm. ii. 110, 1

dǽd-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
dǽd-bétan, part.-ende ; p.-bétte ; pp. -béted

To make amends, give satisfaction, to be penitent, to repent maleficium compensare, malum bono pensāre, pœnitere

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C. S. 41; Th. i. 400, 16: L. Eth. ix. 26; Th. i. 346, 6. Ðæt he sealde sóðe gebýsnunge eallum dǽdbétendum, ðe to Drihtene gecyrraþ that he should give a true example to all, who shall turn to the Lord by doing amend deeds, Ælfc. T. 38, 4

Linked entry: bétan

dæg-mete

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-mete, es; m. [dæg a day, mete meat, food]

Daily foodquotidianus cibus

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Daily food;quotidianus cibus Dæg-mete agapis, Cot. 15, Som. Ben. Lye

dægréd-sang

(n.)
Grammar
dægréd-sang, es; m.

Morning songmatutīna cantio

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Morning song; matutīna cantio, C. R. Ben. 20

dælf

(n.)
Grammar
dælf, es; n? [delfan to dig]

Anything dug out, a DELF, ditch fossa, scrobis

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Anything dug out, a DELF, ditch; fossa, scrobis Eástweard to cynges dælf eastward to the king's delf, Chr. 963; Erl. 122, 17: 963; Erl. 123, 6

Linked entry: delf

Dæne

(n.)
Grammar
Dæne, pl. nom. acc; gen. Dæna; m.

The DanesDani

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C. S. 15; Th. i. 384, 3, note 4

dænn

(n.)
Grammar
dænn, es; n.

A den cubile

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A den; cubile Godwine geanu Leófwine ðæs dænnes æt Swíðrǽdingdænne Godwine gives to Leofwine the den at Surrenden, Cod. Dipl. 1315; A. D. 1020; Kmbl. vi. 178, 8, 13

dænnede

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dænnede, became slippery, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 12, = dennode; p.
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of dennian

cwýðan

(v.)

to lament

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C. 77, 69