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Anglo-Saxon

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helle-ceafl

(n.)
Grammar
helle-ceafl, es; m.

The jaws of hell,

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The jaws of hell, Andr. Kmbl. 3403; An. 1705

ís-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
ís-ceald, adj.

Ice-cold

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Ice-cold Ísceald sǽ, Exon. 81 b ; Th. 306, 28; Seef. 14: 307. 5; Seef. 19: Bt. Met. Fox 27, 6; Met. 27, 3

sin-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
sin-ceald, adj.
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Ever-cold Sincalda sǽ, Cd. Th. 207, 25 ; Exod. 472

cealc-crundel

(n.)
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a chalk ravine On cealccrundel, C. D. iii. 419, 17

Linked entry: crundel

ceald-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ceald-ness, e; f.
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Coldness, cold Ic mænigfeald earfeðu dreáh, hwílum þǽre ísihtan cealdnysse þæs wintres, hwílum þæs unmǽtan wylmes þǽre sunnan hǽto; ic wæs beswǽled for þám micclan byrne and eft for þǽre micclan forstigan cealdnysse þæs wintres, Hml. S. 23 b, 571-5

ofer-ceald

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wæl-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-ceald, adj.

Deadly cold

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Deadly cold Hé him helle gescóp, wælcealde wíc (cf. Ðǽr (in hell) cymð forst fyrnum cald, Cd. Th. 20, 28; 316), wintre beðeahte, Salm. Kmbl. 937; Sal. 468

winter-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
winter-ceald, adj.

Wintry-coldcold with the cold of winter

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Wintry-cold, cold with the cold of winter Ic him gromheortum winterceald oncweþe, Exon. Th. 387, 18; Rä. 5, 7. Hé dreág wintercealde wræcce, 377, 15; Deór. 4. Wintercealdan niht, Andr. Kmbl. 2531; An. 1267

ofer-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-ceald, adj.

Excessively cold,excessive cold

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Excessively cold, Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 14; Rún. 11

snáw-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
snáw-ceald, adj.

Cold as snow

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Cold as snow Ðæt sió fýrene (ne) mót sunne gesécan snáwcealdes weg monna (but read (?) mónan. Cf. Bt. 39, 13; Fox 232, 28) gemǽro Met. 29, 8

ceaf-finc

(n.)
Grammar
ceaf-finc, es; m.
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A chaffinch Ceaffinc scutacis, Hpt. 33, 241, 50

Linked entry: finc

ge-celf

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-celf, adj.

Great with calf

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Great with calf Ðæt ic hæbbe hnesce litlingas, and gecelfe cý mid me that I have tender children and incalving cows with me, Gen. 33, 13; quod parvŭlos hăbeam tĕnĕros, et boves fetas mecum, Vulg. Gen. 33, 13

Linked entry: ge-eán

ge-celf

Grammar
ge-celf, l.
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(?) ge-celfe, ge-cilfe, ge-cielfe

windwig-ceaf

(n.)
Grammar
windwig-ceaf, es; n.

A husk winnowed from the grain

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A husk winnowed from the grain Windwig-ceafum paleis (the passage is: Non te hordeo alam, sed paleis et fame conficiam, Ald. 34), Hpt. Gl. 464, 3

Linked entry: ceaf

ceac ful

(adj.)
Grammar
ceac ful, adj.
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Dele, and see ceác

ceáp-scip

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-scip, es; n.

A merchant ship, trading shipnavis mercatoria

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A merchant ship, trading ship; navis mercatoria Hí wícingas wurdon, and æt ánum cyrre án c and eahtatig ceápscipa geféngon they became pirates, and took, at one time, one hundred and eighty trading ships, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 2

cear-gǽst

(n.)
Grammar
cear-gǽst, -gést, es; m.

A spirit of anxiety, fearful ghostterribilis spiritus

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A spirit of anxiety, fearful ghost; terribilis spiritus In lyft astág ceargǽsta [MS. ceargesta] cirm in the air arose a cry of fearful ghosts or spirits, Exon. 38a; Th. 125, 34; Gú. 364

ceáp-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-cniht, es; m.

A hired servant, a slaveemptitius

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A hired servant, a slave; emptitius Cot. 72

Linked entry: cépe-cniht

ceáp-gyld

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-gyld, es; n.

bargain moneyjustum rei venditæ pretiumrei furto ablate pretium

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bargain money; justum rei venditæ pretium Þolige ðæs ceápgyld perdat pretium emptionis, L. Ath. i. 24; Wilk. 61, 25; Th. i. 212, 16, note 33. price or market-price of what is stolen; rei furto ablate pretium Gilde man ðam teónde his ceápgyld let a man

ceáp-stów

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-stów, e; f.

A market-place, a marketforum, emporium

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A market-place, a market; forum, emporium Lundenceaster is monigra folce ceápstów of lande and of sǽ-cumendra Lundonia civitas est multorum emporium populorum terra marique venientium, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 19. Cýpemen monig cépeþing to ceápstówe brohte

Linked entry: cépe-stów