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eá-cerse

(n.)
Grammar
eá-cerse, an; f.

Water-CRESSnasturtium aquātĭcum

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Water-CRESS; nasturtium aquātĭcum Eácersan getrifula oððe geseóþ on buteran bruise or seethe water-cress in butter, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 94, 4

searu-céne

(adj.)
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searu-céne, adj.
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Bold in arms or skilfully daring Wæs Dauid æt wíge sóð sigecempa, searocýne man, cásere creaftig, Ps. C. 10. Cf. searu-grim

Linked entry: céne

cépe-stów

(n.)

a market-place, marketforum, emporium

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a market-place, market; forum, emporium, Som. Ben. Lye

cépe-þing

(n.)
Grammar
cépe-þing, pl. n.

Saleable things, goods, ware, merchandisevenalia, merces

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Saleable things, goods, ware, merchandise; venalia, merces Secgeaþ hí ðæt cýpemen monig cépeþing to ceápstowe brohte dicunt quia mercatoribus multa venalia in forum fuissent conlata, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 4. Cépeþing [MS. cepeþinge] merces, Ælfc. Gl. 16;

Linked entry: cýpe-þing

dǽd-céne

(adj.)
Grammar
dǽd-céne, adj.

Deed-bold agendo fortis, audax

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Deed-bold; agendo fortis, audax Com ingán ealdor þegna, dǽdcéne mon the prince of thanes, the deed-bold man, came entering, Beo. Th. 3294; B. 1645

fen-cerse

(n.)
Grammar
fen-cerse, an; f.

Fen-cresswater-cressnasturtium offĭcīnāle

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Fen-cress, water-cress; nasturtium offĭcīnāle, Lin Wyl fencersan boil water-cress, L. M. 1, 8; Lchdm. ii. 52, 15: 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 5

beó-cere

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Beócere apiarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 69: ii. 8, 17. Hwíta hátte wæs beócere intó Hǽðfelda, Cht. Th. 649, 27. Add

ceac ful

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

Cent-land

(n.)
Grammar
Cent-land, -lond, es; n.

Kentish land, KentCantium

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Kentish land, Kent; Cantium Eást-Seaxe syndon Temese streáme tosccádene fram Centlande the East-Saxons are divided from Kent by the river Thames, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 17: 3, 15; S. 541, note 24. Æðelréd oferhergode Centland [Centlond, col. 1] Æthelred ravaged

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

ceól-þelu

(n.)
Grammar
ceól-þelu, e; f.

a shipnavis tabulatum, navis

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The deck of a ship, a ship; navis tabulatum, navis Ic corn hér curnen on ceólþele I am come here in a ship, Exon. 123a; Th. 473, 1; Bo. 8

cetel-hrúm

(n.)
Grammar
cetel-hrúm, es; m.

Kettle-soÓtcacabi fuligo

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Kettle-soÓt; cacabi fuligo Genim cetelhrúm take kettle-soot, L. M. 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 134, 2

Linked entries: cytel-hrúm hrúm

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

ceder-treów

(n.)
Grammar
ceder-treów, -trýw, es; n.

A cedar-treecedrus = κέδρος

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A cedar-tree; cedrus = κέδρος Ic geseah árleásne geuferodne swá swá cedertrýw ðæs wuda oððe cederbeámas ðæs holtes vidi impium elevatum sicut cedros Libani, Ps. Lamb. 36, 35

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

cear-seld

(n.)
Grammar
cear-seld, es; n.

habitaculum mæroris,

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A place of sorrow; habitaculum mæroris, Exon; 81b; Th. 306, 10; Seef. 5

cear-sorg

(n.)
Grammar
cear-sorg, e; f.

Sorrowful care, anxious sorrowcura sollicita

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Sorrowful care, anxious sorrow; cura sollicita Me cearsorge of móde asceáf Þeóden usser our Lord removed anxious care from my mind, Cd. 55; Th. 68, 9; Gen. 1114

Cent-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
Cent-ríce, es; n.

The kingdom of KentCantii regnum

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The kingdom of Kent; Cantii regnum Hér Eádberht féng to Centríce here, A. D. 725, Eadberht succeeded to the kingdom of Kent, Chr. 725; Erl. 44, 31