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cís

(adj.)
Grammar
cís, adj.

Choicefastidiosus in edendo

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Choice, nice in eating; fastidiosus in edendo Gyf hwá cís if any one be choice, Herb. 8, 2; Lchdm. i. 98, 15

cist

(n.)
Grammar
cist, e; f.

A band, company cohors

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A band, company; cohors On folcgetæl fíftig cista: hæfde cista gehwilc x hund tíreádigra in the number of the people were fifty bands: each band had ten hundred illustrious warriors, Cd. 154; Th. 192, 9-16; Exod. 229-232

Linked entry: cest

cist

(n.)
Grammar
cist, e; f.

A chestcista

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A chest; cista, Wrt. Voc. 288, 31

císt

(v.)
Grammar
císt, 3rd sing. pres. of ceósan.

chooses

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chooses, Deut. 28, 9;

cisten-beám

(n.)
Grammar
cisten-beám, es; m.

A chesnut-treecastanea = κάστανον

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A chesnut-tree; castanea = κάστανον Cisten-beám [MS. cistenbean] castanea, Wrt. Voc. 285, 46

citelung

(n.)
Grammar
citelung, e; f.

A ticklingtitillatio

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A tickling; titillatio Citelung [MS. kitelung] titillatio, Wrt. Voc. 289, 21

CÍÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CÍÞ, cýþ, es; m.

a CHIT, sprout, germ, sprig, motegermen, festucaseedcrementum

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Gl. 74; Som. 71, 73; Wrt. Voc. 44, 55

Linked entries: cýþ corcíþ

cíþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
cíþ-fæst, adj.

Rooted, growingradicatus, crescens

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Rooted, growing; radicatus, crescens Se man ðe plantaþ treówa oððe wyrta he wæteraþ óþ-ðæt beóþ cíþfæste the man who plants trees or herbs waters them until they are rooted, Homl. Th. i. 304, 26

CLÁ

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁ, cleó, clawu; clawe; cleó, clawa, clawu, clawe; clawena; clám, clawum; f.

A nail, CLAW, hoofunguis, ungula

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A nail, CLAW, hoof; unguis, ungula Fénix fýres láfe clám biclyppeþ the Phænix seizes the relics of the fire with its claws, Exon. 59b; Th. 217, 8; Ph. 277. Nægl oððe clawu unguis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 46.

Linked entries: clawu cleó

CLǼG

(n.)
Grammar
CLǼG, es; m?

CLAYSamia terra

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Gl. 56; Som. 67, 36; Wrt. Voc. 37, 26

Linked entries: clǽg-weg clǽg-willa

cép-man

(n.)
Grammar
cép-man, -mann, es; m.

A chapman, merchantmercator

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A chapman, merchant; mercator Híg fóron mid óðrum cépmannum they went with other merchants, Gen. 42, 5

cép-sceamol

(n.)
Grammar
cép-sceamol, es; m.

A toll-booth, seat of custom, treasurytelonium = τελώνιον , gazophylacium = γαζοφυλάκιον

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A toll-booth, seat of custom, treasury; telonium = τελώνιον gazophylacium = γαζοφυλάκιον Ðás word he spræc æt cép-sceamole hæe verba locutus est in gazophylacio, Jn. Foxe 8, 20

Cerdic

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdic, es; m.

CerdicCerdĭcus

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Ond ðæs ymb vi geár, ðæs ðe hie up cwómon, ge-eódon West-Seaxna ríce; and ðæt wǽron ða ǽrestan cyningas ðe West-Seaxna lond on Wealum ge-eódon; and he hæfde ðæt ríce xvi geár; and ðá he gefór, ðá féng his sunu Cynríc to ðam ríce, and heóld xxvii [MS.

ceren

(n.)
Grammar
ceren, cæren, cyren, es; n?

sweet wine carenum

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Cærenes gódne bollan fulne meng togædere mingle together a good bowl full of boiled wine, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 19. Cyren vel awilled wín dulcisapa, Cot. 62

CERFILLE

(n.)
Grammar
CERFILLE, cærfille, cyrfille, an; f.

CHERVILcærefolium = χαιρέφυλλον chærophyllum sylvestre

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. 106; Lchdm. i. 220, 9: Lchdm. ii. 72, 6.

cerg

(adj.)
Grammar
cerg, adj. [= cearig, q. v.]

Sad, dire, wickedtristis, sollicitus, dirus, malus

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Sad, dire, wicked; tristis, sollicitus, dirus, malus Cerge reótaþ fóre onsýne éces déman the wicked shall wail before the face of the eternal judge, Exon. 20a; Th. 52, 20; Cri. 836

cerlic

(n.)
Grammar
cerlic, es; m? n?

CARLOCKCHARLOCKrapum sylvestre

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The herb CARLOCK or CHARLOCK; rapum sylvestre Nim cerlices sǽd take seed of charlock, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 102, 2: 2, 34; Lchdm. ii. 238, 30

Linked entry: cirlic

cernan

(v.)
Grammar
cernan, de;ed [ceren a churn]

To churnagitare butyrum

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To churn; agitare butyrum, Som. Ben. Lye

cése

(n.)

a cheese

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a cheese, L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 19

cester

(n.)

a city,

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a city, Chr. 491; Erl. 14, 6