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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

case-bill

(n.)
Grammar
case-bill, (cáser-?)
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a sceptre? Casebill clauam i. gestam̄ (for ? cáserbill gestamen; gestamen sceptrum, Migne: billus baculus, claua oblonga, ib.: so cáser-bill might be compared with cyne-gird), Germ. 394, 285

cǽg-bora

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Add: one who has charge of the keys of a jail, jailor Cǽgbora clavicularius. Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 45: ii. 17, 11. Sc̃s Heremus wæs cǽgbora in Róme, Shrn. 121, 23. [Cf. N. E. D. key-bearer.] Cf. cǽg-hirde

cǽg-loca

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Dele: 'The action . . . key-locking.' The cǽglocan in the passage are the repositories which the wife could lock up with keys (v. cǽg supra); if the stolen property were not put into these, the keys of which were in her keeping, she was to be held guiltless

ge-canc

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For 'Som. ... 510' substitute Gecance ludibrio, i. uituperatione, An. Ox. 1473. Mid gecance gannitura, 4504

cǽg-bora

(n.)
Grammar
cǽg-bora, an; m.
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A key-bearer; claviger, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 19

cæg-loca

(n.)
Grammar
cæg-loca, an; m.
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The action of locking up, a key-locking, any repository locked up; clavis et loculamentum Búton hit under ðæs wífes cǽglocan [cǽglocum MS. A.] gebroht wǽre, sý heó clǽne, ac ðæra cǽgean heó scéal weardian; ðæt is, hire hordern, and hire cyste, and hire

cæn-ryn

(n.)
Grammar
cæn-ryn, es; n.
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A generation, Ps. Spl. 47, 12

calc-rond

(adj.)
Grammar
calc-rond, adj.
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Round of hoof; calceis vel soleis ferreis marginatus Calcrondes, Exon. 91a; Th. 342, 15; Gn. Ex. 143

care-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
care-líce, adv.
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Sorrowfully, miserably, wretchedly; misere Medeorc earfoðe carelíce cnyssedan dark troubles wretchedly weakened me, Ps. Th. 85, 6

Linked entry: ceare-líce

carl-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
carl-fugel, es; m.
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A male or cock bird; mas avis, Som. Ben. Lye

carl-man

(n.)
Grammar
carl-man, -mann, es; m.
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A male, man; masculus, homo Ðá námen hí carlmen and wimmen then took they men and women, Chr. 1137; Ing. 366, 7

ge-canc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-canc, es; n. [?]

A mockgibeludibrium, vituperium

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A mock, gibe; ludibrium, vituperium, Som : Hpt. Gl. 441, 510

Linked entry: canc

care-líce

(adv.)
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cǽg-hyrde

Grammar
cǽg-hyrde, l. -hirde,
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and add Caeghiorde clavicularius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 21. [Ðe heuenliche keiherde Sainte Peter, O. E. Hml. ii. 193, 16. Cf. N. E. D. key-keeper.] Cf. cǽg-bora

Linked entry: hirde

calc-rond

Grammar
calc-rond, -rand.
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Substitute: With shielding shoe, shod Tomes meares, cúðes and calcrondes, Gn. Ex. 143

hús-carl

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Chr. 1041 ; P. 162, 6. Add: — Hér lét Harðacnut hergian eall Wihracestrescíre for his twégra húscarla þingon