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cantel-cap

(n.)
Grammar
cantel-cap, es; m.
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CANTEL-COPE, a sort of priest's garment; caracalla, Chr. 1070; Ing. 274, 1

car-leást

(n.)
Grammar
car-leást, e; f.
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Freedom from care, security, carelessness; securitas Ring on swefoum underfón carleáste getácnaþ to receive a ring in dreams betokens freedom from care, Lchdm. iii. 198, 21, 29: 210, 5

Linked entry: cear-leást

car-leás

(adj.)
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For R. Ben. 2 l. R. Ben. 11, 3

cac-hús

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Dele

cáf-líce

(adv.)
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Add Cáflíce, scearplíce efficaciter, i. velociter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 56. of rapid movement Cáflíce cuman velociter pervenire, R. Ben. 23. 3. Hé rád ormǽte cáflíce, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 8. Hí cómon cáflíce rídende, Hml. S. 27, 84. Se cásere cáflíce líhte

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

CEALD

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

Cool, COLD ⬩ frigidus, 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

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

ceallian

(v.)
Grammar
ceallian, ode; od;[calla = a caller, herald]

To CALL, cry out, shout ⬩ clamare

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To CALL, cry out, shout; clamare Ongan [MS. ongean] ceallian ofer cald wæter Byrhthelmes bearn the son of Byrhthelm began to shout across the cold river, Byrht. Th. 134, 28; By. 91

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

ge-cígendlíc

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

Calling ⬩ addressing ⬩ vocativus

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

ge-clypian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-clypian, -clipian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [clypian, clipian to call]

To call ⬩ call upon ⬩ invoke ⬩ vŏcāre ⬩ invŏcāre

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To call, call upon, invoke; vŏcāre, invŏcāre He his naman geclipode invŏcāvit nōmen ejus, Gen. 12, 8. Manega synt geclypede multi sunt vŏcāti, Mt. Bos. 20, 16

cearung

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

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

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

cambiht

(adj.)
Grammar
cambiht, [camb, iht]; adj.
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Combed, having a crest; cristatus

cimban

(v.)
Grammar
cimban, camb, cumbon; cumben

To join ⬩ jungere

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To join; jungere

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

Linked entries: can cann cúðe cúðen cúðon con

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.

for-hátena

(n.)
Grammar
for-hátena, an; m. [hátan to call or name]

An ill-named, or a reprobate person ⬩ fāmōsus ⬩ perdĭtus

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An ill-named, or a reprobate person; fāmōsus, perdĭtus Ðá se forhátena spræc then spake the reprobate one. Cd. 29; Th. 38, 20; Gen. 609

for-hátan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hátan, p. -hét, -héht; pp. -háten [for, hátan to call]

To renounce ⬩ forswear ⬩ renuntiāre ⬩ ejurāre

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To renounce, forswear; renuntiāre, ejurāre Búton he hit forhíten hæbbe unless he have forsworn it, L. Ælf. P. 47; Th. ii. 384, 30

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