býsting
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BIESTINGS, the first milk of a cow after calving; colostrum Býsting, þicce meolc biestings, thick milk, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 20; Wrt. Voc. 28, 3
Linked entry: bísting
cæn-ryn
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A generation, Ps. Spl. 47, 12
cáfer-tún
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For ðí ðe is betere án dæg on ðínum cáfertúnum ofer þúsenda hér quia melior est dies una in atriis tuis super milia; Ps. Lamb. 83, 11: 95, 8: 115, 8: 121, 2: 134, 2: Ps. Th. 121, 2 : 133, 2: 134, 2.
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cál
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A herb, wild cole-wort; arboracia, lapsana? — Cál arboracia vel lapsana? Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 73; Wrt. Voc. 32, 9
Linked entry: cawel
calc
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A shoe, little shoe, sandal; calceus, sandalium Gesceóde mid calcum calceatos sandaliis, Mk. Bos. 6, 9: Cot. 209
cald
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Cold, coldness, Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 16; Seef. 8. v. ceald frigus
camp
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A bond, fetter, chain; compes Hió bindan þenceaþ cyningas on campum ad alligandos reges eorum in compedibus, Ps. Th. 149, 8
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camp-dóm
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Warfare; militia, Scint. 29, 1
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camp-hád
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Warfare; militia Hí synd bigongende woruld-lícne camphád they are exercising worldly warfare, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 9
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canceler
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A chancellor; cancellarius Se cyng Willelm betǽhte Rodbeard his cancelere ðæt biscopríce on Lincolne the king William transferred the bishopric of Lincoln to Robert his chancellor, Chr. 1093; Ing. 306, 7
candel-twist
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A pair of snuffers; emunctoria Candel-twist emunctoria, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 50; Wrt. Voc. 47, 54
canon-dóm
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A canonship, office of a canon; canonicatus. v. canon, -dóm office, state, condition
canonic
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Eth. vi. 2; Th. i. 314, 17: vi. 4; Th. i. 316, 1: v. 7; Th. i. 306, 13
cantel-cap
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CANTEL-COPE, a sort of priest's garment; caracalla, Chr. 1070; Ing. 274, 1
carl-cat
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A male or he cat; masculus cattus. Som. Ben. Lye
carl-fugel
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A male or cock bird; mas avis, Som. Ben. Lye
CARR
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[North Eng. carrock:. Scot. cairn: Wel. carn: Corn. carn, m: Ir. carn: Gael, carr, m: Manx carn, m.]
Linked entry: Carrum
castel-weorc
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Castle-work; castellorum opus Hí suencten ðe men of ðe land mid castelweorces [for castelweorcum] they oppressed the men of the land with castle-works [castellis ædificandis], Chr. 1137; Th. 382, 20
cildiung-wíf
A child-bearing woman ⬩ puerpera,
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A child-bearing woman; puerpera, Wrt. Voc. 7, 17
dinne
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A storm, tempest; procella On dinnes mere on a stormy sea, Chr. 938; Ing. 144, 24; Whel. 556, 44