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cáf-ness

(n.)
Grammar
cáf-ness, e; f.
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Alacrity, promptness, energy God onscunað þá sleacnysse on his ðegnum, and ðá hé lufað þe mid cáfnysse þæs écan lífes myrhðe sécað, Hml. Th. ii. 282, 4

a-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
a-cuman, p. -cam, -com, pl. -cámon, -cómon; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To comebearvenireferresustinere

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To come, bear; venire, ferre, sustinere Wæs of fere acumen he had come from the vessel, Cd. 75; Th. 93, 12; Gen. 1544. Ðæt land híg ne mihte acuman non sustinebat eos terra, Gen. 36, 7. Ge hyt ne mágon nú acuman non potestis portare modo, Jn. Bos. 16

gíme

Grammar
gíme, care.
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Take here <b>gýme</b> in Dict., and add Gif wé habbað suá micle sorge and suá micle giéman úrra niéhstena suá suá úre selfra si ut nostram, sic curam proximi gerimus Past. 45, II

hoga

Grammar
hoga, care.
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Substitute: effort Hogan conamine . An. Ox. 8, 283

cempa

(n.)
Grammar
cempa, an; m. [camp war, battle, -a, q. v.]

A soldier, warrior, CHAMPIONmiles, bellator, athleta = ἀθλητής

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A soldier, warrior, CHAMPION; miles, bellator, athleta = ἀθλητής Cempa miles vel athleta, Wrt. Voc. 72, 68. Se cempa oferwon frécnessa fela the champion overcame many perils, Exon. 35a; Th. 113, 2; Gú. 151: Andr. Kmbl. 922; An. 461: Byrht. Th. 135, 17

Linked entry: cæmpa

cwom

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwom, pl. cwómon came; venit, venerunt; have the same meanings as the contracted forms com, pl. cómon, p. of cuman , q. v. The p. indic., pl. cwómon,-an, -un; p. subj.
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To Hierasalem cwómon they came to Jerusalem, Elen. Kmbl. 547; El. 274. Cwóman englas angels came, Exon. 15b; Th. 34, 21; Cri. 545. Wuldres áras cwómun messengers of glory came, 15a; Th. 31, 11; Cri. 494.

campian

(v.)
Grammar
campian, compian; p. ode; pp. od [camp war]
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To fight, contend against; militare, pugnare Sceal oretta á Gode campian a champion shall ever fight for God, Exon. 37b; Th. 123, 1; Gú. 316: Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 12. Se deófle campaþ [compaþ, Ps. Lamb. fol. 183b, 18] he fights for the devil, Hy. 2, 5;

Linked entry: compian

cearung

(n.)
Grammar
cearung, e; f. [cearu care]

Pensiveness, anguish of mind, a complaintsollicitudo, Som. Ben. Lye.

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Pensiveness, anguish of mind, a complaint; sollicitudo, Som. Ben. Lye

CUNNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CUNNAN, ic can, con, ðú canst, const, he can, con, pl. cunnon; p. ic, he cúðe, ðú cúðest, pl. cúðon; subj. cunne, pl. cunnen; p. cúðe, pl. cúðen; pp. [on]-cunnen, cúþ; v. a.

to be or become acquainted with, to know noscĕre, scire CAN scire, posse

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to be or become acquainted with, to know ; noscĕre, scire Ic ða stówe ne can I know not the place, Elen. Kmbl. 1363; El. 683: 1267 ; El. 635 . Ic eów ne con I know you not, Cd. 227; Th. 304, 13; Sat. 629. ÐÚ canst thou knowest, Andr. Kmbl. 135; An. 68

carles wǽn

(n.)
Grammar
carles wǽn, [gen. of carl]
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the churl&#39;s wain, the constellation of the Great Bear; Ursa Major Carles wǽn ne gǽþ nǽfre adúne under ðyssere eorþan, swá swá óðre tunglan dóþ the churl&#39;s wain never goes down under this earth, as other constellations do, Bd. de nat.

ceald

(n.)
Grammar
ceald, cald, es; n.

Cold, coldnessfrigus

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Cold, coldness; frigus Somod hát and ceald heat also and cold, Cd. 192; Th. 239, 29; Dan. 377; Cd. 216; Th. 273, 5; Sat. 132. Hátes and cealdes of heat and of cold, Exon. 117b; Th. 451, 20; Dóm. 106. Hý beóþ cealde geclnngene they are shrivelled with

CEALD

(adj.)
Grammar
CEALD, cald; ra; ost; adj.[ceald = cald, q. v.]

Cool, COLDfrigidus, gelidus

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Cool, COLD; frigidus, gelidus Hú ðone cealdan magan ungelíclíce mettas lyste how various meats please the cool stomach, L. M. cont. 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 160, 7. Forst se biþ fyrnum ceald frost which is intensely cold, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 16; Gen. 809. Ðú ðæm

Linked entries: cald cyld

CEALF

(n.)
Grammar
CEALF, celf, calf, es; cealfru, calfru; n. m.

A CALFvitulus, vitula

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A CALF; vitulus, vitula He genam án fætt cealf tulit vitulum tenerrimum, Gen. 18, 7. He ofslóh án fæt celf occidit vitulum saginatum, Lk. Foxe 15, 27. Ne onfó ic ná of eówrum húse cealfas non accipiam de domo tua vitulos, Ps. Th. 49, 10. Ðæt hálige cealf

brim-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
brim-ceald, -cald; adj. [brim, ceald cold]

Cold as the water of the sea, ice-cold frigidus ut aqua maris, frigidissimus, gelidus

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Cold as the water of the sea, ice-cold; frigidus ut aqua maris, frigidissimus, gelidus Fénix brimcald beorgeþ the Phœnix tastes the ocean-cold [water], Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 9; Ph. 110. Wæter wynsumu of ðære moldan tyrf brimcald brecaþ pleasant waters

Linked entry: brym-ceald

cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
cearig, ceareg, ceari; adj. [cearu = care, sorrow]

Careful, sorrowful, pensive, wary, CHARY, anxious, grieving, diresollicitus, cautus, querens, mente turbatus, dirus

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Careful, sorrowful, pensive, wary, CHARY, anxious, grieving, dire; sollicitus, cautus, querens, mente turbatus, dirus Hie bidon hwonne bearn Godes cwóme to cearigum they waited till the child of God should come to the sorrowful, Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 6;

Linked entries: carig ceareg ceari

CALIC

(n.)
Grammar
CALIC, cælic, cælc, calc, es; m.
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A cup, CHALICE, goblet; calix Se calic mínre blisse the cup of my joy, Ps. Th. 15, 5: Ps. Spl. 22, 7. Dǽl calices mínes pars calicis mei, Ps. Spl. 15, 5. He genam ðone calic accepit calicem, Mt. Bos. 26, 27, 28: Ps. Th. 115, 4: Ps. Surt. 115, 13

Linked entries: celc cælc cælic

calla

(n.)
Grammar
calla, an; m. [ceailian to call]
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A herald, found in the phrase, — hilde ealla [q. v.] war's herald or a herald of war, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 26; Exod. 252

calwere

(n.)
Grammar
calwere, es; m? n? [calu bald]
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A bald place on the top of the head, a skull, place of skulls, place for burial; calva, calvaria, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-cígendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cígendlíc, adj. [cígan to call, invoke]

Callingaddressingvocativus

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Calling, addressing; vocativus Vocativus is clipigendlíc oððe gecígendlíc vocative is calling or invoking, Ælfc. Gr, 7; Som. 6, 25

æ-wyrp

(n.)
Grammar
æ-wyrp, es; m. [æ = a from, wyrp a cast, from wyrpan or weorpan to cast]

A cast-awaythrowing awayabjectusabjectio

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A cast-away, throwing away; abjectus, abjectio Æwyrp folces abjectio populi, R. Ben. 7