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ced

(n.)
Grammar
ced, a boat. l.
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ceól

ceáp-sceamul

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-sceamul, -sceamel, es; m. [scamel = a bench, seat]

A toll-booth, custom-house, treasury mercatorium scabellum, telonium = HEBREW , gazophylacium = τελώνιον

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A toll-booth, custom-house, treasury; mercatorium scabellum, telonium = HEBREW gazophylacium = τελώνιον He geseah Leui, æt ceápsceamule sittende vidit Levi, sedentem ad telonium, Lk. Bos. 5, 27. Ðás word he spæc æt ceápsceamele hæc verba locutus est

Linked entry: cép-sceamol

ceder-beám

(n.)
Grammar
ceder-beám, cæder-beám, es; m.

A cedar-treecedrus = κέδρος

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A cedar-tree; cedrus = κέδρος Cederbeám cedrus, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 41; Wrt. Voc. 33. 38: 80, 17. Libanes cederbeámas ða ðú gesettest cedri Libani quas plantasti, Ps. Th. 103, 16. Ic geseah árleásne geuferodne swá swá cedertrýw ðæs wuda oððe cederbeámas

Linked entry: cæder-beám

cear-siþ

(n.)
Grammar
cear-siþ, es; m. [síþ fortune, fate]

A sorrowful fate, sad fortunecuræ sors, fortuna tristis

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A sorrowful fate, sad fortune; curæ sors, fortuna tristis Cealdum cearsíþum with cold sad fortunes, Beo. Th. 4783; B. 2396

un-ceás

(n.)
Grammar
un-ceás, -ceást, es (but ceás and ceást are both fem.)

Absence of quarrelinhostility

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Absence of quarrel, inhostility Se ðe þeóf slihð hé mót áðe gecýðan ðæt hé hine fleóndne for þeóf slóge, and ðæs deádan mǽgas him swerian unceáses (-ceástes, MS. H.) áð the kinsmen of the dead man shall swear to the slayer an oath that they will have

cear-gealdor

(n.)
Grammar
cear-gealdor, -gealides; n. [galdor = an incantation, charm]

A dire or horrible enchantmentcantio vel loquela mæsta

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A dire or horrible enchantment; cantio vel loquela mæsta Helle gǽstcleopade fór corþre ceargealdra full the spirit of hell cried before the multitude, full of dire enchantments, Exon. 74b; Th. 279, 24; Jul. 618

bóc-cest

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cest, -cist, e; -ciste, an; f.
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Substitute: A receptacle for books, of books for reading Béc of bóccystan codices de blibliotheca, R. Ben. I. 83, 3. Apollonius his bócciste untýnde and ásmeáde þone rǽdels æfter údwitena wísdóme, Ap. Th. 5, 24. Bóccysta armaria, An. Ox. 27, 19. of books

ed-cer

(n.)
Grammar
ed-cer, -cir, -cyr, -cerr, -cirr. -cyrr, es; m.

A return reversio, rĕdĭtus

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A return; reversio, rĕdĭtus Ne hí edcerres ǽfre móton wénan they may never think of return, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 7; Sat. 451. Edcir ðære ádle a return of the disease, Past. 33, 7; Cot. MS. Edcyr of wræcsiþe [MS. spræc-siðe] postlīmĭnium, Ælfc. Gl. 15; Som

Linked entries: ed-cyr wiþer-cirr

æ-céled

(v.)
Grammar
æ-céled, pp. of æ-célan = a-célan.

cooled

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cooled;

ceác-bán

(n.)
Grammar
ceác-bán, es; n.
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The cheek-bone, jaw; mandibula Ceác-bán vel ceácan vel cin-ban mandibula, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 81; Wrt. Voc. 43, 14

ceáp-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
ceáp-eádig, adj.
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Rich in goods, rich in cattle Nefne him hafaþ ceápeádig mon unless a man rich in cattle retains him, Exon. 90b; Th. 340, 8; Gn. Ex. 108

ceare-líce

(adv.)

sorrowfully, miserably, wretchedly

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sorrowfully, miserably, wretchedly

cear-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
cear-ful, car-ful; adj.

Careful, full of care, sadsollicitus

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Careful, full of care, sad; sollicitus Cleopaþ swá cearful se gǽst to ðam duste the spirit so sad shall call to the dust, Exon. 983; Th. 368, 1; Seel. 15. Cwǽdon cearfulle, Criste láðe, to Gúþláce the foes of Christ, full of care, said to Guthlac, 41a

Linked entries: car-ful car-ful

cear-leást

freedom from care, security, carelessness.

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freedom from care, security, carelessness

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

lah-ceáp

(n.)
Grammar
lah-ceáp, -cóp, es; m.
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Payment made for re-entry into legal rights which have been lost; redemptio privilegiorum quæ per utlagationem fuerint amissa Lahceáp, L. N. P. L. 67: Th. ii. 302, 5. Lahcóp, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 244, 1. In the note on the latter passage an illustration

Linked entry: land-ceáp

searu-ceáp

(n.)
Grammar
searu-ceáp, es; n.
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An ingenious piece of goods, a curious implement Næfde sellícu wiht folme, exle ne earmas, sceal on ánum fét searoceáp (cf. searo, ) swífan, Exon. Th. 415, 6; Rä. 33, 7

bóc-cest

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cest, e; f.

A book-chest, book-shop, taverntaberna

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[cest, cyst a chest] A book-chest, book-shop, tavern; taberna Bóccest taberna, Ælfc. Gl. 17; Som. 58, 89; Wrt. Voc. 22, 7

ge-ceás

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-ceás, p. of ge-ceósan.

chose

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chose,Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 17;

ceác-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
ceác-ádl, (ceóc-)
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disease in the fauces (v. ceáce, ) Wiþ ceócádle and wiþ ceolwærce, Lch. ii. 300, 11. Wiþ ceócádle, nim hweorfan, bind on his sweoran, and swile innan mid háte meolce, 310, 21

Linked entry: ceáce