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cáf

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Add: strenuous, strong Cáfe strenui, Chrd. 52, 17. Cáfe (fortes) druncen tó mengenne, 74, 20

car-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
car-leás, adj. [caru care, leás less]
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CARELESS, reckless, void of care, free; improvidus, securus Wulfas sungon, carleásan deór wolves howled, reckless beasts, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 10; Exod. 166. He on ðam dóme freoh and carleás biþ injudicio liber erit, R. Ben. 2

Linked entries: carleás-nes cear-leás

bannuc-camb

(n.)
Grammar
bannuc-camb, es; m. [camb a comb]

A wool-combpecten textorium

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A wool-comb; pecten textorium Bannuccamb pecten, Ælfc. Gl. 111; Som. 79, 77

cáf

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Cáf praeceps, i. alacer, Germ. 393, 66: efficax, 400, 547. Se eorðlica kempa bið ǽfre gearo and cáf, swá hwyder swá hé faran sceal tó gefeohte mid ðám kininge, Hex. 34, 19. Þæt hý sýn cáfran tó Godes þeówdóme, R. Ben. 68, 19. Petrus wæs cáfost on Crístes

ge-camp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-camp, -comp, es; m. [camp a contest, war]

Warfarea contestbattlemīlĭtiacertāmenpugna

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Warfare, a contest, battle; mīlĭtia, certāmen, pugna Gecampes feld certāmĭnis campus, Greg. Dial. 2, 3. On gecampe in warfare, Byrht. Th. 136, 18; By. 153. Iosue com mid gecampe to him mid eallum his here vēnit Iosue et omnis exercĭtus cum eo adversus

cǽg-hyrde

(n.)
Grammar
cǽg-hyrde, es; m. [hyrde a keeper, guardian]
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A keeper of keys, gaoler; clavicularius

camp-stede

(n.)
Grammar
camp-stede, es; m.
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The place of battle, battle-field; locus pugnæ On ðam campstede on the battle-field, Chr. 937; Th. 204, 2, col. 1; Æðelst. 29: 937; Th. 206, 1, col. 1; Æthelst. 49. Fór campstede [MS. campsted] sécan he went forth to seek the place of battle, Bt. Met

camp-wǽpen

(n.)
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a battle-weapon, military weapon

Linked entry: comp-wǽpen

camp-weorud

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

Cant-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Cant-ware, gen. a; dat. um; acc. e; pl. m.
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Kentish men, inhabitants of Kent; Cantuarii Of Geáta fruman syndon Cantware and Wihtsǽtan de Jutarum origine sunt Cantuarii et Victuarii, Bd. l, 15; S. 483, 22. Cantwara cyningas kings of Kentish men, L. H. E; Th. i. 26, 4, 5: 34, 3: 36, 2. Agustinus

Linked entry: Cont-ware

fleðe-camb

(n.)
Grammar
fleðe-camb, es; m.

A weaver's combpectenpectĭca

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A weaver's comb; pecten, pectĭca, Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 47; Wrt. Voc. 59, 18

hús-carl

(n.)
Grammar
hús-carl, es; m. [A word apparently taken from the Scandinavians, as the English form would be hús-ceorl.]
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A member of the king's bodyguard Ðurstán mín húskarll præfectus meus palatinus Ðurstanus, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 202, 4. Urk mín húskarl, 221, 6. On gewitnesse eallra ðæs kynges húscarlan [-carla?], 291, 15. Ða Densca húscarles, Chr. 1070; Erl. 207, 25

searu-cǽg

(n.)
Grammar
searu-cǽg, e; f.
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An insidious key Flánþracu feorh onleác searocǽgum gesóht ( of the insidious attacks of disease), Exon. Th. 170, 27; Gú. 1118

stán-carr

(n.)
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rock, stone Stáncarr heard petram durissimam, Rtl. 19, 21

Linked entry: carr

weorold-camp

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-camp, es; m.
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Worldly warfare Godes þeówas nágon mid wígge ne mid worldcampe tó faren[n]e, ac mid gástlícan wǽpnan campian wíð deófol, L. Ælfc. P. 51 ; Th. ii. 388, 4

wull-camb

(n.)
Grammar
wull-camb, es; m.

A wool-comb

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A wool-comb Hé sceal fela towtóla habban,... wulcamb, Anglia ix. 263, 13

Linked entry: camb

Cant-ware

Grammar
Cant-ware, (-an).
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Cantwarena landes is fífténe þúsend hýda, C. D. B. i. 414, 30. Sé wæs Cantwara (Cont-, v. l.) leód (leode, v. l.) oriundus de gente Cantuariorum, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 253, 13. Paulinus huerf eft tó Cantwarum (gewát tó Cent, v. l. ), Chr. 633; P. 24, 21.

Cant-waru

(n.)
Grammar
Cant-waru, e; f.
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The people of Kent Eall Brytene búton Cantware ánre, Chr. 617; P. 24, 28

carl-fugol

(n.)
Grammar
carl-fugol, es; m.
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A male bird Nán man ne wát hweþer hit ( the Phenix) is þe carlfugol þe cwénfugol, E. S. viii. 479, 90

carl-mann

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Gif hwilc carlman hǽmde wið wimman hire unðances, Chr. 1086; P. 220, 17. Add