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cæb- = cæf-
cǣc- = cēac-
cæderbēam = cederbēam
cæf == ceaf
cæfertūn = cafortūn
cæfester (cæb-) n. halter, Gl. [L. capistrum]
-cæfian v. be-, ofer-, ymb-c.
cæfing f. hair-ornament, Gl.
cæfl m. halter, muzzle, WW.
cǣg f., cǣga m. ‘key’ (lit. and fig.), Ex, LL, Rd: solution, explanation, CP.
cǣgbora m. key-bearer, jailor.
cǣghiorde m. keeper of the keys, steward, WW.
cǣgloca m. locked depository, LL 362, 76, 1.
-cǣglod v. ā-c.
cæh- = ceah-
cæl- = cel-, ceal-, ciel-
cælð pres. 3 sg. of calan.
cæm- = cem-
cæn- = cen-, cyn-
cǣpehūs = cīepehūs
cæppe f. ‘cap,’ WW: cope, hood. [Lat. cappa]
cæpse f. box, NC 276. [L. capsa]
cær- = car-, cear-, cer-, cier-
cærse (e) f. ‘cress,’ water-cress, Lcd; Mdf.
cærsiht full of cress, KC 3·121.
cærte = carte
cǣs = cēas pret. 3 sg. of cēosan.
cǣse = cīse
cæstel = castel
cæster (NG) == ceaster
cāf quick, active, prompt, Æ: bold, brave. adv. cāfe.
cāflic bold. adv. -līce promptly: boldly, Æ.
caflwyrt = cawlwyrt
See separate entries for cawl II. and wyrt.
cāfnes f. energy, ÆH 2·282.
cafortūn (æ, ea, e) m. vestibule, court, court-yard, Æ: hall, residence, Æ.
cāfscipe m. alacrity, boldness.
+cafstrian to bridle, curb, CP. [cæfester]
cahhetan = ceahhetan
cāl = cawl
cāl- = cawel-
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cāl == cawl, cawel
calan to grow cool or cold.
calc I. m. shoe, sandal. [L. calceus]
II. = cealc
calcatrippe = coltetræppe
calcrond shod (of horses), GnE 143.
cald (A) == ceald
cālend m. the beginning of a month, AO: month, Men: (†) span of life. [‘calends’]
cālendcwide m. tale of days, Sol 479.
calf == cealf
calfur (VPs) nap. of cealf.
calic m. ‘chalice,’ Lcd, Lk, Mt, VPs. [L. calicem]
-calla (ZDA 10·345) v. hilde-c.
calu (cal(e)w- in obl. cases) ‘callow,’ bare, bald, Rd. [Ger. kahl]
calwer = cealer
calwer-clīm, -clympe curds? WW.
cāma m. muzzle, collar, bit, PPs 31.
camb (o) m. ‘comb,’ crest, Ep, WW: honey-comb, LPs.
cambiht combed, crested, WW.
cambol = cumbol
camel m. ‘camel,’ Mt, Mk.
cammoc (u) nm? ‘cammock,’ rest-harrow, Lcd, WW.
±camp (o) I. m. combat, battle, struggle, warfare, B, Rd. [‘camp’]
II. field, plain? EC 183. [L. campus]
campdōm m. military service, warfare, Æ.
campealdor m. commander, OEG 4433.
campgefēra m. fellow-soldier, Gl.
camphād m. warfare, BH.
±campian (o) to strive, fight, Gu; Æ. [‘camp’]
camplic military, Æ.
camprǣden f. war, warfare, An 4.
campstede † m. battle-field.
campung f. fighting, warfare.
campwǣpen (o) n. weapon, Rd 21.
campweorod (e, ea, e) n. army, host.
campwīg † (comp-) n. battle, combat.
campwīsa m. director of public games, HGl 405.
campwudu m. shield? El 51.
can pres. 1 and 3 sg. of cunnan.
cān m. germ, sprout? PPs 79. [OS. cīnan]
±canc n. jeering, scorn, derision, Gl.
canceler m. chancellor, Chr 1093. [Low L. canceliarium]
cancer m. cancer, Æ. [L.]
cancerādl f. cancer, Lcd 41a.
cancerwund f. cancerous wound.
canc-etan, -ettan to cry out, mock, deride.
cancetung f. boisterous laughter, WW 382.
cancor = cancer
candel fn. lamp, lantern, ‘candle,’ WW; Æ. [L. candela]
candelbora m. acolyte.
candelbryd (?= bred; BT) flat candlestick, IM 120.
candellēoht n. ‘candle-light,’ RB.
candelmæsse f. ‘candlemas,’ the feast of the Purification, Chr.
candelmæsseæfen n. Candlemas eve.
candelmæssedæg m. Candlemas day, NC 276.
candelsnȳtels m. candle-snuffers, WW 126.
candelstæf m. candlestick, Mt. [‘candlestaff’]
candelsticca m. ‘candlestick,’ EC 250´.
candeltrēow n. candelabrum, MtR 5.
candeltwist m. pair of snuffers, Gl.
candelweoce f. ‘candle-wick,’ torch, WW.
candelwyrt f. candlewort, WW 137.
candol = candel
cann I. f. cognizance, averment, asseveration, clearance, LL.
II. (±) pres. 3 sg. of cunnan.
canne f. ‘can,’ cup, WW.
canon m. canon, rule. canones bēc canonical books. [L. canon]
canonic I. m. canon.
II. canonical, Æ.
canoniclic canonical.
cans = canst pres. 2 sg. of cunnan.
cantel m? n? buttress, support, A 8·324.
cantelcāp m. cope, Chr 1070e.
cantercæppe f. cope (vestment).
cantere m. singer, CM 904.
canterstæf m. chanter’s staff, EC 250.
cantic (Æ), canticsang m. canticle, song. [L.]
-cāp v. cantel-c.
capellan m. chaplain, EC, Chr (late). [L.]
capian to look. ūp c. to look up, lie on its back (of the moon), Lcd 3·266. capiende ‘supinus,’ GPH 393a.
capitel = capitol
capitelhūs n. chapter-house, IM 122.
capit-ol, -ul, -ula m. chapter (cathedral or monastic): chapter (division of a book), lesson, LL: anthem. [v. ‘chapitle’]
capitolmæsse f. early mass, first mass.
+capitulod divided into chapters, LL (204).
cappa = cæppe
capun m. ‘capon,’ WW. [L. capōnem]
carbunculus m. carbuncle, CP. [L.]
carc-ern (AO, CP), -ærn n. prison, jail. [L. carcer]
carcernðystru f. prison darkness, LL.
carcernweard m. jailor, MH 2415,19.
cārclife = gārclife
care- = car-
carful (ea) anxious, sad, Gu, Soul: ‘careful,’ attentive, painstaking, Ps, WW: troublesome. adv. -līce, LL.
carfulnes f. care, anxiety: ‘carefulness,’ Lcd.
cargealdor n. sorrowful song, Jul 618.
cargēst m. sad spirit, devil, Gu 365.
carian to care for, be anxious.
caricum dp. of sb. with dried figs, ÆL 23b. [L. carica]
carig (ea, e) † sorrowful, anxious, Cr, Soul: grievous, DD. [‘chary’]
carl m. man. [ON. karl]
carlēas ‘careless,’ free from care, RB.
carlēasnes, carlēast f. freedom from care, security, WW. [‘carelessness’]
carlfugol (ea, e) m. male bird, cock.
carlīce (ea) wretchedly.
carlmann m. male, man, Chr.
carr m. stone, rock, NG. [Celtic]
carseld (ea) n. home of care, Seaf 5.
carsīð (ea) painful journey, B 2396.
carsorg f. sad anxiety, Gen 1114.
carte (æ) f. paper for writing on, Æ: document, deed. [L. charta]
caru (ea) f. ‘care,’ concern, anxiety, sorrow, B, Lk; AO.
carwylm (æ, e) † m. welling sorrow.
casebill n. club, GPH 394 (v. A 31·66).
cāserdom m. imperial sway.
Cāsere (Cāser, JnL) m. Cæsar, emperor, Bo; Æ, AO. [‘Kaser’]
cāsering f. coin with Cæsar’s head on it, drachma, didrachma, NG.
cāserlic imperial, WW 427.
cāsern f. empress, AO 266.
cassuc m. hassock, sedge, Lcd.
cassuclēaf np. hassock or sedge leaves, Lcd 170a.
castel I. m. ‘castle,’ fort, Chr.
II. n. town, village, Mt, Mk, Lk.
castelmann m. townsman, Chr.
castelweall m. city wall, rampart.
castelweorc n. castle-building, Chr 1137.
castenere m. cabinet, chest, TC 531.
casul m. over-garment, ‘birrus,’ cloak, WW. [‘chasuble’]
cāsus m. (grammatical) case, ÆGr.
catt m., catte f. ‘cat,’ Gl; Mdf.
caul [S 6n1] = cawl I. and II.
cawellēaf n. cabbage-leaf, Lcd.
cawelsǣd n. cabbage-seed, Lcd.
cawelstela m. cabbage-stalk, Lcd.
cawelstoc (cāl-) m. cabbage-stalk, Lcd 1·378.
cawelwurm m. caterpillar, WW 121.
cawl I. (e, ea, eo) m. basket, AO. [‘cawl’]
II. m. ‘cole’ (‘caul,’ ‘cawel’), kale, cabbage, Lcd.
cēac sm. basin, pitcher, jug, Æ, CP: kettle, cauldron, LL 24; 104; 116.
cēacādl (ēo) f. jaw-ache, Lcd 109a, 113a.
cēacbān n. ‘cheek-bone,’ jaw, WW.
cēacbora m. yoke for buckets, Gl.
ceace f. cake? (BT) WW 505?
cēace (ē, ei, ēo) f. ‘cheek,’ jaw, jawbone, Lcd, WW.
ceacga m. broom, furze, BC, KC.
ceacl = ceafl
ceaf (e) n. nap. ceafu ‘chaff,’ Mt, Lk, WW; Æ, CP.
ceaf- = caf-, ceaf-, cief-
ceaffinc m. chaffinch, ANS 76·206.
ceafl m. jaw, cheek, jaw-bone, cheek-bone, Æ, Whale. [‘jowl’]
ceaflādl (cealf-) f. disease of the jaws, Lcd 90b.
ceafor (e) m. cock-‘chafer,’ beetle, Ps, WW; Æ.
ceahhe f. daw, KC 3·48.
ceahhetan to laugh loudly.
ceahhetung f. laughter, jesting, Æ.
cealc (a) m. ‘chalk,’ lime, plaster, AO; Mdf: chalkstone, pebble, Ep, WW.
+cealcian (æ) to whiten, MtL 23.
cealcstān m. limestone, chalk.
ceald I. adj. ‘cold’ (‘cheald’), cool, Mt, Jn; AO, CP. adv. cealde.
II. n. coldness, cold.
cealdheort cruel, An 138 (cald-).
cealdian to become cold, Rim. [‘cold’]
cealdnes f. coldness, cold, Æ.
cealer m. pressed curds, jelly of curds or whey. [L. galmaria]
cealerbrīw m. pottage of curds, Lcd.
cealf I. (æ, e) nm. (nap. cealfru) ‘calf,’ Æ.
II. = ceafl
+cealf (e) great with calf.
cealfādl = ceaflādl
cealfian to calve, Æ.
cealfloca m. calf-pen.
cealfre = cealre, cealer
cealfwyrt (a) ‘eruca,’ WW 136.
ceallian to ‘call,’ shout, Ma 91. [ON. kalla]
cealre = cealer and das. of cealer.
cealwa = calwa
cēap (ē, ȳ) m. cattle, CP: purchase, sale, traffic, bargain, gain, B; CP: price, LL. dēop c. high price. būtan cēape gratis: goods, possessions, property, Chr; AO: market, Æ. [‘cheap’]
cēapcniht m. bought servant, slave, Gl.
cēapdæg m. market-day, WW.
cēapēadig? rich, wealthy, Gn 108.
cēapealeðel n. alehouse (v. BT).
cēapgyld n. purchase money, market price: compensation, v. LL 2·338.
cēapian to bargain, trade, Mt: buy, Jn, Cr; AO: endeavour to bribe, Da 739. [‘cheap’; Ger. kaufen]
cēapman m. ‘chapman,’ trader, BH, LL.
cēapsceamul m. seat of custom or toll, treasury, G.
cēapscip n. trading vessel, AO 116.
cēapsetl (e) n. toll-booth, G.
cēapstōw f. market-place, market, CP.
cēapstrǣt (ē, ȳ) f. market-place.
cēapung f. traffic, trade, LL. [‘cheaping’]
cēapunggemōt n. market, WW 450.
cear == car
cearcetung f. gnashing, grinding, W 200.
cearcian to creak, gnash, Æ. [‘chark’]
cearde = cierde pret. 3 sg. of cierran.
+cearfan to cut off, kill, NG.
cearm = cirm
cear-rige, -ruce a vehicle? Gl.
ceart wild common land, KC.
cearwund badly wounded? LL 6.
cēas I. = cēast.
II. pret. 3 sg. of cēosan.
-cēasega v. wæl-c.
cēaslunger contentious, v. NC 276.
cēast (ǣ, ē) f. strife, quarrelling, contention, WW: reproof.
ceastel = castel
ceaster (æ, e) f. castle, fort, town, CP: †heaven, hell.
ceasteræsc m. black hellebore, Lcd.
ceasterbūend m. citizen, B 768.
ceastergewar- = ceasterwar-
ceasterherpað high road? (BT), KC 5·217.
ceasterhlid n. city gate, Cr 314.
ceasterhof n. house in a city, An 1239.
ceaster-lēod f. np. -lēode citizens, NC 276.
ceasternisc (æ) urban, municipal, TC 244.
ceaster-sǣtan, -sǣte mp. citizens, TC.
±ceaster-waran mp., -ware, -waru f. burghers, citizens.
ceasterweall (e) m. city wall.
ceasterwīc f. village, Bl 69.
ceasterwyrt f. black hellebore, Lcd.
cēastful contentious.
cēaw pret. 3 sg. of cēowan.
ceawl (MtL) = cawl I.
cēce (VPs) = cēace
cēcel (coecil) cake, Gl.
cēde (VPs) = cīegde pret. 3 sg. of cīegan.
cedelc f. the herb mercury.
ceder nmf. cedar. [L. cedrus]
ceder-bēam mn., -trēow (ȳ) n. cedar-tree.
cedor- = ceder-
cēdrisc of cedar, DR.
cef (Æ) = ceaf
cef- = cæf-, ceaf-, cif-
cēgan (VHy), cēgian = cīegan
cehhettung = ceahhetung
ceīce (MtLR) = cēace
ceig- (N) = cīg-
ceir cry, clamour, DR.
cel = cawl
cēlan (ǣ) to cool, become cold, be cold, MH, VPs (oe): (+) quench (thirst), refresh. [‘keel’]
celc I. (M) m. chalice, cup. [= calic]
II. = cealc
celde † f. copious spring? [cp. Ger. quelle]
celdre = ceoldre
cele = (1) ceole; (2) ciele
celen-dre f., -der n. ‘coliander,’ coriander, Lcd.
cele-ðonie, -ðenie, cileðonie f. celandine, swallow-wort, Lcd.
celf (A) = cealf
celic = calic
cēling f. cooling, Æ: cool place, Æ.
celis ‘peditis,’ foot-covering, A 37·45.
celiwearte = cielewearte
cell m. (monastic) cell, Chr 1129.
cellender n., cellendre f. = celendre
cellod (ē?) † part. round? hollow? embossed? beaked? Fin 29; Ma 283.
celmertmonn m. hireling, NG (v. ES 42·172).
±cēlnes f. coolness, cool air, breeze, CP. [cōl]
celod v. cellod.
celras = ceallras, nap. of cealer.
±cemban (æ) to comb, Æ. [‘kemb’]
cemes f. shirt. [L. camisia]
cempa (æ) m. warrior, champion, Gl, Ma; Æ, AO, CP. [camp] [‘kemp’]
cempestre f. female warrior, OEG.
cēn † m. pine-torch, pine: name of the rune for c. [Ger. kien]
cendlic = cynlic
cēne bold, brave, fierce, CP, Lcd, Ma; Æ, AO: powerful, VPs: learned, clever, Met 10. [‘keen’; Ger. kühn] also adv.
cenep m. moustache: bit (of a bridle). [ON. kanpr]
cenlic = cynlic
cēnlīce boldly, Æ. [‘keenly’]
±cennan to conceive, bring forth: beget, create, produce, Mt, VPs; CP: nominate, choose out, Æ: assign, attribute, give: declare, show oneself, clear oneself, make a declaration in court (v. LL 2·32; 279 ‘cennan,’ ‘Anefang’), B, LL, Ps. [‘ken’]
cennend m. parent, Bl.
cennendlic genital.
cennes f. produce, what is produced, EHy 6: childbirth: birthday.
cennestre f. mother, Æ.
cenning f. procreation, CP: parturition, birth, Æ: declaration in court (v. cennan).
cenningstān (y) m. testing-stone.
cenningstow f. birthplace, Æ.
cenningtīd f. time of bringing forth, Æ.
cennystre = cennestre
Cent, Centescīr f. Kent. [L. Cantia]
centaur m. centaur.
centaurie f. centaury (plant).
Centingas mp. inhabitants of Kent, Kentish men. Chr.
Centisc Kentish.
Cent-land, -lond (AO) n. Kent.
Centrīce n. kingdom of Kent.
Centware mp. inhabitants of Kent, Chr.
cēnðu f. boldness, B 2696.
cēo f. chough, jay, jackdaw, Æ.
cēoce (WW) = cēace
-cēocian v. ā-c.
ceod? ceode? bag, pouch, CP, LL.
ceodor- = ceder-
ceofl, ceol (NG) = cawl I.
cēol m. ship.
ceolas mp. cold winds, cold, Az 103. [ciele?]
ceolbor- = cilfor-
ceoldre = cealre
ceole (e) f. throat: gorge, chasm: beak of ship, Gl. [Ger. kehle]
ceolor m. throat.
cēol-ðel n., -ðelu? f. deck of a ship, Hu 8.
ceolwærc m. pain in the throat, Lcd 113a.
ceorcing f. complaining, GPH 398.
±ceorfan to cut, cut down, slay, Mk, Æ; LkL: carve, cut out, engrave: tear.
ceorfæx f. axe, AO 160.
ceorfingīsen n. branding iron, Sc.
ceorfsæx n. surgeon’s knife, scalpel, Æ.
±ceorian to murmur, complain, Æ, AO.
ceorig querulous, complaining, OEG.
ceorl m. ‘churl,’ layman, peasant, husbandman, CP: freeman of the lowest class, LL; AO, CP: man: husband, Jn, WW; CP: hero, noble man.
ceorlǣs (= ceorllēas) unmarried (of women), LL 360, 73b.
ceorlboren low-born, not noble, LL.
ceorlfolc n. common people, Æ.
±ceorlian to marry (of the woman), LL, Mt; Æ. [‘churl’]
ceorlic = ceorllic
ceorlisc (ie) of a ‘ceorl,’ ‘churlish,’ common, rustic, LL, WW. adv. -lisce.
ceorliscnes f. rudeness, vulgarity.
ceorllic common, belonging to the people generally. adv. -līce commonly, vulgarly.
ceorlman m. freeman, LL 73; 463.
ceorlstrang strong as a man, WW 108.
ceorm = cirm
ceorran I. (sv) to creak, Lcd 160a.
II. (+) = cierran
ceorung f. murmuring, Æ.
±cēosan to ‘choose,’ (‘i-cheose’), seek out, select, AO; Æ: decide, test: accept, approve, B, Gen.
ceosel (i, y) m. gravel, sand, shingle, Ep, Mt; Æ. [‘chesil’]
ceoselbǣre gravelly, shingly.
ceoselstān m. sand-stone, gravel, WW.
ceoslen (OEG 7), ceoslig (4) gravelly.
ceosol I. m? n? gullet, maw.
II. = ceosel
±cēowan to ‘chew,’ gnaw, Æ, Soul: eat, consume, Æ.
ceowl (NG) = cawl
cēowung (ī, ȳ) f. ‘chewing,’ WW (ī).
cēp = cēap
cēp- = cēap-, cȳp-
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cēp; cēp- = cēap; cēap-, cȳp-
cēpan I. to ‘keep,’ guard, observe, attend, look out for, take heed, Æ, Lcd, Ps: take, Æ: avail oneself of, betake oneself to, take to, bear: seek after, desire, Æ: meditate: regulate by: seize, Æ.
II. = cȳpan
cēpnian to await eagerly, NC 276.
cer = cierr
ceren I. (æ, y) n? new wine, sweet wine. [L. carenum]
II. = cyrn
cer-felle, -fille f. ‘chervil,’ Lcd, WW. [L. cerefolium]
cerge = carig
cerlic = cirlic
cerm = cirm
cerr == cierr
cers- = cærs-
cert- = ceart-, cyrt-
certare charioteer, ÆL 18.
ceruphīn cherubim, El 750.
ces- = ceos-
cēs- = cīs-, cȳs-
cēs = cēas pret. 3 sg. of cēosan.
Cēsar (AO) = Cāsere
cester == ceaster
cestian = cystian
cēte = cȳte
cetel, cetil = citel
cēðan = cȳðan
cewl (NG) = cawl
chor, chora m. dance, choir (singers), CP: church-choir (place). [L. chorus]
chorglēo n. dance, LPs.
cīan sbpl. gills, Gl. [Ger. kieme]
cicel = cycel
cicen (y) n. ‘chicken,’ Mt, WW.
cicene (Æ) = cycene
cicropisc cyclopean? WW 217.
+cīd n. altercation, CP, DR, GD.
±cīdan (w. d. or wið) contend, quarrel, Æ, WW: complain: ‘chide,’ blame, Mk; Æ, CP.
cīdde I. pret. 3 sg. of cīdan.
II. = cȳðde pret. 3 sg. of cȳðan.
cīdung (ȳ) f. chiding, rebuke, AO.
ciefes = cifes
±cīegan (ē, ī, ȳ) (tr.) to call, name, Æ (i): call upon, invoke, summon, convene, CP: (intr.) call out.
cield (o) f. cold. [ceald]
ciele (e, i, y) m. coolness, cold, ‘chill,’ frost, Bl; AO, CP. [ceald]
cielegicel † (y) m. icicle.
cielewearte (e, y) f. goose-skin, WW.
cielewyrt (y) f. sorrel.
cielf = cealf
cielle (i, y) f. fire-pan, lamp. [OHG. kella]
cīepa (e, i, y) m. merchant, trader, Æ.
cīepe = cīpe
cīepehūs (ǣ) n. storehouse, WW 186.
cīepemann (CP), cīepmann (LL) m. merchant.
cīepeðing (ē, ȳ) np. goods, merchandise.
cīeplic (ȳ) for sale, vendible, Sc 98.
cīepung (ē, ī, ȳ) f. marketing, trading, CP: market-place, market: merchandise: market dues.
cierice = cirice
cierlisc = ceorlisc
cierm = cirm
cierr (e, i, y) m. turn, change, time, occasion, Æ, CP, Lk, Lcd: affair, business. æt sumum cierrc at some time, once. [‘chare’]
±cierran (eo, i, y) (tr. and intr.) turn, change, Ps, Sat: (intr.) turn oneself, go, proceed, turn back, return, Mt; Æ: convert, be converted, CP: submit, Chr, W: make to submit, reduce. [‘chare,’ ‘i-cherre’]
+cierrednes (y) conversion, Æ: entrance, admission, RB.
±cierring (e, y) f. conversion, NC 341.
cīese = cīse
cīest, cīesð pres. 3 sg. of cēosan.
cifes (ie, e, y) f. concubine, harlot, AO. [Ger. kebse]
cifesboren adj. bastard, OEG 5042.
cifesdōm m. fornication, OEG 5042.
cifesgemāna m. fornication.
cifeshād m. fornication, WW.
cīgan = cīegan
+cīgednes f. calling.
+cīgendlic calling, vocative, ÆGr 23.
cīgere (ei) one who calls, DR 194.
+cīgnes f. calling, invocation, entreaty: name, A 10·143.
±cīgung f. calling, invocation, NC 292.
cild (y) (nap. cild, cild-ra, -ru; gp. -ra) n. ‘child,’ infant, Mt, Lcd, etc.; Æ, AO, CP: a youth of gentle birth, KC.
cildamæssedæg m. Childermas, Innocents’ Day (Dec. 28).
cildatrog = cildtrog
cildclāðas mp. swaddling-clothes.
cildcradol m. cradle, Æ.
cildfēdende nursing, MtR 24.
cild-fōstre, -fēstre f. nurse, LL. [v. ‘foster’]
cildgeogoð f. childhood, ÆL 30.
cildgeong youthful, infant.
cildhād m. ‘childhood,’ MkL.
cildhama m. womb, Æ: after-birth.
cildisc ‘childish,’ Gen.
cildiugoð = cildgeogoð
cildlic childish, young, BH; Æ. [‘childly’]
cildru v. cild.
cildsung f. childishness, LL.
cildtrog (cilt-, cilda-) m. cradle, Gl.
cile (AO) = ciele
cilforlamb n. ewe-lamb, Æ, WW.
cilian to be cold. [ciele]
cilic m. sack-cloth of hair, NG. [L. cilicium]
cille = cyll
cim- = cym-
cimbal, cimbala m. ‘cymbal,’ Lcd, VPs. [L. cymbalum]
cimbalglīwere m. cymbal-player.
cimbing f. commissure, joining, WW 15; 206.
cimbīren n. edge-iron? (joining-iron, clamp? BT), LL 455.
cimbstān m. base, pedestal, Sc 226. [v. ‘chimb’]
cin = (1) cinn; (2) cynn n.
cin- = cyn
cīnan to gape, yawn, crack.
cinbān n. chin-bone, jaw-bone, Æ.
cinberg f. defence of the chin or cheek, cheek-guard, Ex 175. [beorg]
cincung f. boisterous laughter, WW 171.
cind = cynd
cine I. f. sheet of parchment, folded, ‘diploma,’ Æ.
II. f. chink, fissure, cavern.
cine- = cyn(e)-
cineht (io) chinky, cracked, WW 43.
cing, cining = cyning
cinn I. n. ‘chin,’ WW.
II. = cynn n.
cinnan to gape, yawn? Rim 52.
cintōð m. front tooth, grinder, Gl.
cinu f. chink, fissure, Æ, Bo, WW. [‘chine’]
cio- = ceo-
cīo == cēo
cip = cipp
cīp- = cēap-, cīep-, cȳp-
cīpe (īe) f. onion. [L. cepa]
cīpelēac n. leek, WW 380.
cipersealf f. henna-ointment, WW 205. [L. cypros]
cipp (y) m. log, trunk: coulter, ploughshare: weaver’s beam, A 9·263.
cir = cierr
circ- = ciric-
circian to roar, Lcd 1·390 (v. A 31·56).
circolwyrde m. computer, mathematician, A 8·306.
circul m. circle: cycle, zodiac. [L. circulum]
circulādl f. the shingles, Lcd.
cirebald (An 171) = cynebeald?
ciricǣw nf. marriage to the church (as when one takes orders), LL.
ciricbelle f. ‘church-bell,’ Lcd.
ciricbōc f. ‘church-book,’ manual of the church services, W.
ciricbōt f. repair of churches.
ciric-brǣc f., -bryce m. sacrilege, Æ.
ciric-dor n., -duru church-door, LL.
cirice (ie, y) f. ‘church,’ religious community, Æ, BH, Mt; CP: church (building), temple, AO; CP, Mdf: congregation (non-Christian), Ps.
ciricend m. an ecclesiastic.
ciricfrið mn. right of sanctuary: penalty for breach of the right, v. LL 2·537.
ciricfultum m. support from the church.
ciricgang (y) m. going to church, LL 473: churching, purification (of the B.V.M.), CM 484.
ciricgemāna (y) m. church-membership, W 103.
ciricgeorn zealous in church-going.
ciricgeriht n. church-due.
ciricgrið (y) n. church-peace, right of sanctuary, LL: penalty for breach of the right, LL 263; v. 2·537. [‘church-grith’]
cirichād m. an order of the church, LL.
cirichālgung f. consecration of a church.
cirichata m. church-tormentor, persecutor, W.
ciricland (y) n. land of the church, GD.
ciriclic ecclesiastical, BH, Chr. [‘churchly’]
ciricmǣrsung (y) f. dedication of a church, W 277.
ciricmangung f. simony, LL.
ciricmitta m. church measure (of ale), TC 144.
ciricnēod f. requirements of the church.
ciricnytt f. church service, Cra 91.
ciricragu f. church-lichen or moss, Lcd 51b.
ciricrēn (y) n. sacrilege, LL 254k. [rān]
ciricsang m. hymn: church-singing.
ciricsangere m. church-singer, BH 466.
ciricsceat m. ‘church-scot,’ church-due at Martinmas, BH, W.
ciricsceatweorc n. work connected with the grain given as church-scot, KC.
ciricsōcn (y) f. church-privilege, sanctuary, LL: territory of a church: attendance at church.
cirictīd f. service-time, LL.
cirictūn m. churchyard, LL.
ciricðēn m. minister of a church, LL.
ciricðēnung f. church-duty or service.
ciricðing n. object belonging to a church, LL 381.
ciricðingere m. priest, WW 155 (yrc).
ciricwæcce f. vigil, LL.
ciricwǣd f. vestment, LL 258.
ciricwāg m. wall of a church, LL.
ciricwaru f. congregation, LL 400´; 2·539.
ciricweard (e, y) m. churchwarden, sexton, Æ.
cirisbēam m. cherry-tree, Gl. [L. cerasum]
cirlic I. (e, y) charlock.
II. = ciriclic
cirlisc = ceorlisc
cirm (e, ea, eo, ie, y) m. cry, shout, outcry, uproar, MtR, WW. [‘chirm’]
cirman (e, y) to cry, cry out, call, shriek, Gu, Jud. [‘chirm’]
cirnel (Gl) = cyrnel
cirps (y) curly. [‘crisp’]
±cirpsian to crisp, curl.
cirr == cierr
cīs fastidious. [cēosan]
cīse (ǣ, ē, ȳ) m. ‘cheese,’ WW. [For compounds, v. also cȳs-]
cisel, cisil == ceosel
ciseræppel m. dried fig, WW 367. [= ciris-?, cherry (BT)]
ciser-bēam, cisir- = cirisbēam
cīsnes f. fastidiousness.
cist (e, y) I. f. ‘chest,’ casket, Gl, JnR: coffin, BH, Lk: rush basket, WW: horn (as receptacle?), WW.
II. = cyst I.
cīst pres. 3 sg. of cēosan.
ciste = cist I.
cistenbēam m. chestnut-tree, Gl. [L. castanea]
cīstmēlum earnestly, OEG 4. [cēast]
citel m. ‘kettle,’ cauldron, Ep (e), Lcd (y).
citelhrum (e) m. kettle-soot.
citelian v. to tickle.
citelung f. tickling, WW 278. [‘kittling’]
citere, citre (y) f. cithara, CJVPs.
cīð m. seed, germ, shoot, Æ: mote, CP. [‘chithe’]
cīðfæst well-rooted, ÆH 304.
cīwung = cēowung
clā = clēa, clawu
clābre (Gl) = clǣfre
clac- = clæc-, cleac-
clacu f. injury, W 86.
+clāded (MkL 5) pp. of +clāðian.
cladersticca m. rattle-stick, Gl.
clæclēas harmless.
clædur (ea) rattle, Gl. [clader]
clǣferwyrt f. clover, Lcd.
clǣfre f. ‘clover’ trefoil, Lcd, WW; Mdf.
clǣg m. ‘clay,’ WW.
clǣig ‘clayey,’ Ct.
±clǣman to smear, caulk, plaster, anoint, Æ, Lcd. [‘cleam’]
clǣming f. blotting, smearing, ÆGr 256.
clæmman (= clem-) to press, GD.
clæmnes f. torture, BH 290.
clǣne (ā, ē) I. ‘clean,’ CP, Lk, Æ: pure, chaste, innocent, Æ, Bl: clear, open, El, Lcd, Ps. on clǣnum felda in the open field (of battle), CP 227: honourable, true: acute, sagacious, intellectual.
II. adv. clean, clearly, fully, purely, entirely, Æ, Ct; AO, CP.
clǣngeorn yearning after purity, celibate.
clǣnheort pure in heart, Æ.
clǣnlic (‘cleanly’), pure, Bo, Met: excellent. adv. -līce = clǣne
clǣnnes f. (moral) ‘cleanness,’ purity, chastity, BH; Æ, CP.
clǣnsere (e) m. priest, CP 139; W 72.
±clǣnsian (sn-) to ‘cleanse,’ purify, chasten, CP: clear out, purge, Lcd: (w a. and g.) justify, clear oneself.
clǣnsnian = clǣnsian
clǣnsung f. ‘cleansing,’ purifying, chastening, castigation, expiation, Mk; Æ: purity, chastity.
clǣnsungdæg m. day for purging, Lcd 1·330.
clǣnsungdrenc (sn) m. purgative, MH 72.
clæppettan to palpitate.
clæppetung f. clapping; pulsation, pulse, Æ.
clæppian (a) to clap, beat, throb.
clǣsn- = clǣns-
clǣð == clāð
clæweða = cleweða
clāf pret. 3 sg. of clīfan.
clāfre (Gl) = clǣfre
clām I. m. paste, mortar, mud, clay, Æ, Lcd: poultice. [‘cloam’]
II. = clēam dp. of clēa.
clamb pret. 3 sg. of climban.
clamm m. band, bond, fetter, chain, An, Bl, Rd: grip, grasp. [v. ‘clam’]
clān- = clǣn-
clang pret. 3 sg. of clingan.
clappian = clæppian
clāsnian (VPs) = clǣnsian
clātacrop = clāte
clāte f. bur, burdock, clivers, Gl, Lcd. [‘clote’; Ger. klette]
clatrung i. clattering, noise.
clāð m. ‘cloth,’ ‘clothes,’ covering, sail, BH, Chr, Jn, Lcd; AO, CP. under Crīstes clāðum in baptismal garments, Chr 688e.
+clāðian (clǣðan) to ‘clothe,’ NG.
clāðwēoce f. wick of cloth, GPH 391.
clauster = clūstor
clāwan to claw, Æ.
clāwian to scratch, ‘claw,’ ÆGr 170n.
clawu f. nap. clawe ‘claw,’ Æ, Gl, Ph: hoof, Æ: hook, Æ: (pl.) pincers?
clāwung f. griping pain, Lcd.
clea- = clæ-, cleo-
clēa = clawu
cleac f. stepping-stone, KC 4·36. [Celtic]
cleacian to hurry, Æ.
clēaf pret. 3 sg. of clēofan.
clēm- = clǣm-
clēn- = clǣn-
-clencan v. be-c.
clengan to adhere, Rd 29. [‘clenge’]
cleo- = cli-
clēo- = clīe-, clū-
clēo = clēa, clawu
cleofa (ea, i, y) m. cave, den: cell, chamber, cellar, Æ, BH. [‘cleve’]
clēofan to ‘cleave,’ split, separate, A, Br, Ct, GPH.
cleofian = clifian
cleofu = nap. of clif.
clēofung f. ‘cleaving,’ WW.
clēone = clēowene, ds. of clēowen, clīewen.
cleop- = clip-
clep- = clæp-, cleop-, clip-
clerc == cleric
cler-ic (-ec, -oc; clerus, PPs 67) m. ‘clerk’ in holy orders, WW: clerk in minor orders, LL. [L. clericus]
clerichād m. condition of a (secular) clerk, clerical order, priesthood.
cleweða (æ) m. itch, CP 71. [clāwan]
clib- = clif-
clibbor clinging, Men 245. [clifian]
+clibs (e; cleps; clæsp, y) clamour, CP.
clid-ren, -rin f. clatter.
cliepian = clipian
clīewen, cliewen? (eo, io, i, y) n. sphere, ball, ball of thread or yarn, skein, Æ, CP, Ph, WW: mass, group. [‘clue’]
clif n. (nap. cleofu, clifu) ‘cliff,’ rock, promontory, An, B, Ct; Æ, CP.
clifa = cleofa
clifæhtig = clifihtig
clīfan to ‘cleave,’ adhere, Æ, CP.
clife f. ‘clivers,’ burdock, Lcd, WW.
clifeht = clifiht
clifer m. nap. clifras claw, Æ.
cliferfēte cloven-footed, ÆL 25.
clif-hlēp, -hlȳp m. a cliff-leap, plunge to ruin? (BT), Gl.
clifian (eo, y) to adhere, Æ, CP.
clifig, clif-iht, -ihtig steep, Gl.
clifr- v. clifer.
clifrian to scarify, scratch, Æ.
clifrung f. clawing, talon, GPH 398.
clifstān m. rock, WW 371.
clifwyrt f. cliff-wort, water-wort, foxglove, WW 134 and n.
+cliht pp. of +*cliccan, clyccan.
-clīm v. calwer-c.
climban (y) to ‘climb,’ Sol.
climpre = clympre
clincig rough.
clingan to stick together, An: shrink, wither, pine, Æ. [‘cling’]
clipian (e, eo, y) (tr. and intr.) to speak, cry out, call, Mt, Jn, Ps; CP: (±) summon, invoke, Æ; (w. d.) cry to, implore. [‘clepe’]
clipigendlic (y) vocalic, ÆGr 5: vocative (gram.), ÆGr 23.
clipol sounding, vocal: vocalic.
clipung (e, eo, y) f. cry, crying, clamour, MtR: (±) prayer, Ps: call, claim, Chr, 1129. ðā clypunga kalends. [‘cleping’]
clipur m. bell-clapper.
cliroc = cleric
+clistre = +clystre
clite f. coltsfoot, Lcd 146a.
cliða (eo, y) m. poultice.
-clīðan v. æt-c.
cliðe f. burdock.
cliðwyrt f. ‘rubea minor,’ clivers, Lcd 173b.
clīwe, clīwen = clīewen
cloccettan to palpitate, Lcd.
cloccian to cluck, make a noise, rumble, A 8·309.
clodhamer m. fieldfare, WW 287. [v. ‘clod,’ and Mdf]
clof- = cluf-
+clofa m. counterpart (of a document), CC 80. [clēofan]
clofe f. buckle, Gl.
clofen pp. of clēofan.
clomm I. m. = clamm
II. pret. 3 sg. of climban.
clop m? rock? v. Mdf.
clott lump, mass, HGl 488. [‘clot’]
clucge f. bell, BH 340.
clūd m. mass of stone, rock, Æ, AO: hill, ES 38·18. [‘cloud’]
clūdig rocky, hilly, AO. [‘cloudy’]
clufeht (i) bulbous, Lcd.
clufon pret. pl. of clēofan.
clufðung, clufðunge f. crowfoot: a vegetable poison, v. OEG 896.
clufu f. clove (of garlic, etc.), bulb, tuber. [clēofan]
clufwyrt f. ‘batrachion,’ buttercup, Lcd. [‘clovewort’]
clugge = clucge
clumben pp. of climban.
clumian, clummian to murmur, mumble, mutter.
clungen pp. of clingan.
clūs, clūse f. bar, bolt: enclosure: cell, prison. [L. clausum]
cluster = clyster
clūster = clūstor
clūstor n. lock, bar, barrier: enclosure, cloister, cell, prison. [L. claustrum]
clūstorcleofa m. prison-cell, An 1023.
clūstorloc n. prison, Gl.
clūt m. ‘clout,’ patch, cloth, Ep: piece of metal, plate, Æ.
+clūtod ‘clouted,’ patched, Æ.
±clyccan to ‘clutch,’ clench, IM, Sc.
clyf = clif
clyf- = clif-, cleof-
+clyfte adj. cleft, GPH 393. [clēofan]
clymmian to climb, ascend, Sol 414.
-clympe v. calwer-c.
clympre m. lump of metal.
clyne n. lump of metal.
clynian I. to roll up, enfold, GPH.
II. = clynnan
clynnan (intr.) to resound, ring, El 51: (tr.) knock, NG.
clyp- = clip-
clypnes f. embrace, BH 238.
clypp m., clypping f. embracing.
±clyppan to embrace, clasp: surround, enclose, VPs: grip, Gen: prize, honour, cherish, Æ, MkLR (io), CP. [‘clip’]
-clȳsan v. be-c. [clūse]
+clysp = +clibs
clyster, +clystre n. ‘cluster,’ bunch, branch, Æ, Cp, WW.
clȳsung f. enclosure, apartment, Æ: closing, period, conclusion of a sentence, clause.
clyða = cliða
clȳwen = clīewen
cnæht (NG) = cniht
cnæpling m. youth, Æ. [cnapa]
cnæpp (e) m. top, summit, Æ, Lk: fibula, button, WW. [‘knap’]
+cnǣwe (w. g.) conscious of, acknowledging, Æ: known, notorious, manifest, Æ.
cnæwð pres. 3 sg. of cnāwan.
cnafa, cnapa m. child, youth, Æ, Sc: servant, Æ, Mt, Ps. [‘knape,’ ‘knave’]
±cnāwan (usu. +) to know, perceive, Æ, B, Jul, OEG.
cnāwelǣcing f. acknowledgement, KC 4·193.
cnāwlǣc (ē) knowledge, ES 42·176.
+cnāwnes f. acknowledgement, EC 265.
cnēa gp. of cnēo(w).
cnearr m. small ship, galley (of the ships of the Northmen), †Chr. [ON. knorr]
±cnēatian to argue, dispute.
cnēatung f. inquisition, investigation: dispute, debate.
cnedan to knead, Lcd, LkL.
cneht = cniht
cnēo == cnēow
cnēodan = cnōdan
cneoht = cniht
+cneord eager, zealous, diligent.
±cneordlǣcan to be diligent, Æ.
cneordlic diligent, earnest, zealous, Æ. adv. -līce.
±cneordnes f. zeal, diligence, study, Gl.
cnēordnes = +cnēorenes
+cnēor-enes, -ednes f. generation, race.
cnēores = cnēoriss
cnēorift n? napkin (BT). kneehose? (Kluge), Gl.
cnēorisbōc f. Genesis, WW 414.
cnēorisn (Bl), cneoris(s), cneornis(s) f. generation, posterity, family, tribe, nation, race.
cneorðlǣcan = cneordlǣcan
cnēow I. (ēo) n. ‘knee,’ AO, Bl, El, Mt: step in a pedigree, generation, Æ.
II. pret. 3 sg. of cnāwan.
cnēowbīgung f. kneeling, genuflection.
cnēow-ede, -ade having big knees, WW.
cnēowgebed n. prayer on one’s knees, Æ.
cnēowholen m. ‘knee-holly,’ butcher’s broom, Lcd.
cnēowian (±) to kneel, Æ: know carnally, ÆL 12. [‘knee’]
cnēowlian to ‘kneel,’ LL.
cnēowmǣg m. nap. -mǣgas, -māgas kinsman, relation, ancestor.
cnēowrīm † n. progeny, family.
cnēowsibb f. generation, race (BDS 8·527).
cnēowung f. kneeling, genuflection, CM.
cnēowwærc m. pain in the knees, Lcd.
cnēowwyrst f. knee-joint, WW.
cnepp = cnæpp
cnēw == cnēow
cnīdan to beat, MtR 21.
cnieht = cniht
cnīf m. knife, WW.
cniht (e, eo, ie, y) m. boy, youth, AO, Bl, LL: servant, attendant, retainer, disciple, warrior, Chr, Mt, Met: boyhood, ÆGr. [‘knight’]
cnihtcild (eo) n. male child, boy.
cnihtgebeorðor n. child-birth, child-bearing, Bl.
cnihtgeong youthful, El 640.
cnihthād m. puberty, ‘youth,’ boyhood, Æ, Bo; AO: (male) virginity. [‘knighthood’]
cnihtiugoð f. youth, A 8·299.
cnihtlēas without an attendant, Æ.
cnihtlic boyish, childish, Guth. [‘knightly’]
cnihtðēawas mp. boyish ways, GD 111.
cnihtwesende † when a boy, as a youth.
cnihtwīse f. boyishness.
cnissan = cnyssan
cnītian to dispute, Sc 51.
cnittan = cnyttan
cnocian = cnucian
±cnōdan (ēo) to attribute to, assign to, load with, CP.
cnoll m. ‘knoll,’ Ps; Mdf: summit, Æ, Bo.
cnop ‘ballationes,’ WW 8; 357.
-cnoppa v. wull-c.
+cnos n. collision, WW 376. [cnyssan]
cnōsl n. stock, progeny, kin, family: native country.
cnossian to strike, hit upon, Seaf 8.
cnotmǣlum ‘strictim,’ A 13·35.
cnotta m. ‘knot,’ fastening, Æ: knotty point, puzzle, Æ.
±cnucian to ‘knock’ (door), Æ, Mt: beat, pound, IM, Lcd (o).
cnūian, cnūwian to pound.
+cnycc n. bond, DR.
±cnyccan pret. 3 sg. cnycte, cnyhte to tie.
+cnycled bent, crooked, WW 458.
cnyht = cniht
cnyll m. sound or signal of a bell, RB, WW. [‘knell’]
±cnyllan to toll a bell: strike, knock, LkR, MtL. [‘knell’]
cnyllsian (LkL) = cnyllan
cnyrd- = cneord-
±cnyssan to press, toss, strike, hew to pieces, dash, crash (together), beat, Æ, AO, CP: overcome, overwhelm, oppress, CP.
cnyssung f. striking, stroke, ÆGr.
±cnyttan to fasten, tie, bind, ‘knit’ (‘i-knit,’ Mt, WW), Æ, Lcd; CP. [cnotta]
cnyttels m. string, sinew, OEG 2935.
coc = cocc
cōc m. ‘cook,’ Æ, Ps; CP. [L. coquus]
cocc m. cock, male bird, Æ, Lcd, Mt; CP, Mdf.
coccel m. ‘cockle,’ darnel, tares, Mt.
cocer m. quiver, case, sheath: sword, spear.
cocerflā f. ‘framea,’ APs 16.
cōcerpanne f. cooking-pan, frying-pan.
+cōcnian (cōca-) to season food.
cōcnung f. seasoning, Lcd.
cocor = cocer
cōcormete m. seasoned food, WW 281.
+cōcsian to cook, roast, RPs 101.
cōcunung = cōcnung
cocur (Æ) = cocer
codd m. ‘cod,’ husk, Lcd: bag, Mt: scrotum.
coddæppel m. quince, WW 411.
codic (coydic) ‘lapsana,’ charlock? A 37·47.
coe- = ce-
cōe- (N) = cē-
cofa m. closet, chamber: ark: cave, den. [‘cove’]
cofgodas mp. household gods, Gl.
cofincel n. little chamber, WW.
-cofrian v. ā-c.
cohhetan to make a noise, cough? Jud 270.
col n., nap. colu, cola ‘coal,’ live coal, Æ, CP, Lcd, VPs.
cōl I. ‘cool,’ cold, B, Bo, Lcd: tranquil, calm.
II. pret. 3 sg. of calan.
-colc v. ōden-, wīn-c.
cōlcwyld f. ‘frigida pestis,’ ague? WW 243.
cōlian to ‘cool,’ grow cold, be cold, An, Gu, Lcd.
coliandre f. coriander, Lcd.
cōll = cōl
-colla v. morgen-c.
collecta f. collect, CM, LL.
+collenferhtan to make empty, exhaust.
collen-ferhð, -fyrhð, -ferð † proud, elated, bold. [*cwellan (to swell)?]
colloncrog m. water-lily, nymphæa.
colmāse f. ‘coal-mouse,’ tit-mouse, WW.
cōlnes f. ‘coolness,’ Ps.
colpytt m. (char-)coal pit, Ct.
colsweart coal-black, NC 277.
colt m. ‘colt,’ Æ.
coltetræppe f. a plant, ‘caltrop,’ WW.
coltgræg f? colt’s-foot, WW 136.
coltræppe = coltetræppe
col-ðrǣd, -ðrēd m. plumb-line, Gl.
columne f. column.
cōm pret. 3 sg. of cuman.
coman (AO 70) = cuman
comb = camb
combol = cumbol
comēta m. comet, †Chr 975. [L.]
commuc = cammoc
cōmon pret. pl. of cuman.
comp == camp
con = can pres. 1, 3 sg. of cunnan.
condel = candel
conn = cann pres. 1, 3 sg. of cunnan.
consolde f. comfrey. [L.]
const = canst pres. 2 sg. of cunnan.
consul m. consul, AO. [L.]
coorte f. cohort, AO. [L.]
cop = copp
cōp m? ‘ependytes,’ cope, vestment.
+cōp proper, fitting, CP.
copel unsteady, rocking? (BT), BC 3·624.
cōpenere m. lover, CP.
coper, copor n. ‘copper,’ Lcd. [L. cuprum]
copian to plunder, steal, WW 379.
+cōplic proper, fitting. adv. -līce.
copp I. m. top, summit, HGl. [‘cop’]
II. m. cup, NG. [‘cop’]
-coppe v. ātor-c.
copped polled, lopped, pollard, Ct.
cops (WW) == cosp
+cor n. decision. [cēosan]
corcīð m. increase? choice growth? Lcd 3·212 (v. A 31·56).
cordewānere m. ‘cordwainer,’ shoemaker, EC. [OFr.]
±coren (pp. of cēosan) chosen, elect, choice, fit, Æ: precious, dear.
corenbēg m. crown, A 9·172. [L. corona]
±corenes f. choice, election: (+) goodness.
+corenlic elegant. adv. -līce, WW.
±corenscipe m. election, excellence.
corfen pp. of ceorfan.
corflian to mince. [ceorfan]
corn n. ‘corn,’ grain, Chr, CP; Æ, AO: seed, berry, CP, Jn, Lcd; Æ: a corn-like pimple, corn.
cornæsceda fp. chaff, WW 118.
cornappla np. pomegranates, OEG.
corn-bǣre, -berende corn-bearing.
corngebrot n. corn dropped in carrying to barn, LL 451.
corngesǣlig rich in corn, Lcd.
corngesceot n. payment in corn, Ct.
cornhūs n. granary, WW 185.
cornhwicce f. corn-bin, Æ.
cornlād f. leading of corn, LL 453[21,4].
cornsǣd n. a grain of corn, GD 253.
corntēoðung f. tithe of corn, W.
corntrēow n. cornel-tree, WW.
corntrog m. corn-bin, WW 107.
cornuc, cornuch = cranoc
cornwurma m. scarlet dye, Gl.
corōna m. crown. [L.]
+corōnian to crown, PPs 5.
corsnǣd f. piece of consecrated bread which an accused person swallowed as a test of innocence, LL.
corðor †, corðer † fn. troop, band, multitude, throng, retinue: pomp.
corwurma = cornwurma
cos = coss
cosp m. fetter, bond, Bo. [‘cops’]
+cospende, +cosped fettered, LPs.
coss m. ‘kiss,’ embrace, Æ, Lk, WW.
cossetung f. kissing, NG.
cossian to ‘kiss,’ Æ.
cost I. m. option, choice, possibility: manner, way, DR: condition. ðæs costes ðe on condition that. [‘cost’; v. NC 341]
II. (±) †tried, chosen, excellent. [cēosan]
III. m? costmary, tansy, Lcd. [‘cost’]
costere I. m? spade, shovel, WW 106.
II. = costnere
±costian (w. g. or a., also intr.) to tempt, try, prove, examine, AO, CP. [Ger. kosten]
costigend m. tempter.
costnere m. tempter, Æ.
+costnes f. proving, temptation, trial, BH 218.
costnian = costian
costnigend = costigend
costnungstōw f. place of temptation.
±costung, costnung f. temptation, testing, trial, tribulation, Mt; Æ, CP. [‘costnung’]
cot (AO) n. (nap. cotu); cote f. ‘cot,’ cottage, bedchamber, den, AO, Lk, Mt; Mdf.
cotesetla = cotsetla
cotlīf n. hamlet, village, manor, Chr: dwelling. [‘cotlif’]
cotsetla m. cottager, LL. [‘cotsetla’]
cott = cot
cottuc, cotuc m. mallow, Gl.
coða m., coðe f. = coðu
coðig diseased.
coðlīce ill, miserably, Met 25.
cōðon (AO) = cūðon pret. pl. of cunnan.
coðu f. disease, sickness, Æ, Chr, Lcd. [‘cothe’]
+cow n. thing to be chewed, food, NC 292.
cowen pp. of cēowan.
crā n? croaking, WW 208.
crabba m. ‘crab,’ WW: Cancer (sign of the zodiac), Lcd.
cracelung? ‘crepacula,’ OEG 56.
crācettan = crǣcettan
cracian to resound, ‘crack,’ Ps.
cradol, cradel m. ‘cradle,’ cot, WW.
cradolcild n. child in the cradle, infant, W 158.
crǣ = crāwe
crǣcettan to croak, GD 118. [crā]
crǣcetung f. croaking.
cræf- = craf-
cræft m. physical strength, might, courage, A, AO, Sol: science, skill, art, ability, talent, virtue, excellence, Bo; Æ, CP: trade, handicraft, calling, BH, CP, RB; Æ: work or product of art, Hex: trick, fraud, deceit, Bl: machine, instrument. [‘craft’]
cræfta = cræftiga
±cræftan to exercise a craft, build: bring about, contrive, Æ.
cræftelīce = cræftlīce
+cræftgian to strengthen, render powerful, AO.
cræftglēaw skilful, wise, †Chr 975.
cræf-t(i)ca, -t(e)ga = cræftiga
cræftig strong, powerful, AO: skilful, cunning, ingenious, Bl: learned, instructive, A 8·321: knowing a craft, scientific: virtuous. [‘crafty’]
cræftiga m. craftsman, artificer, workman, architect, Æ, CP.
cræftiglīce skilfully.
cræftlēas artless, unskilful.
cræftlic artificial, A 8·317: skilful. adv. -līce.
cræftwyrc n. clever workmanship.
cræt n. nap. cratu, creatu cart, waggon, chariot, Æ.
crætehors n. cart-horse, WW 108.
crætwǣn m. chariot, AO.
crætwīsa m. charioteer, ÆL 18.
crǣwð pres. 3 sg. of crāwan.
crafian (æ) to ‘crave,’ ask, implore, demand, Chr, LL: summon, Lcd.
crafing (æ) f. claim, demand, TC 644.
±crammian to ‘cram,’ stuff, ÆGr.
crammingpohha m. ‘viscarium,’ NC.
crampul m. crane-pool. [= cran, pōl]
cran m. ‘crane,’ WW.
crancstæf m. weaving implement, crank, LL 455.
crang pret. 3 sg. of cringan.
cranic m. record, chronicle. [L.]
cranicwrītere m. chronicler, OEG 7.
cranoc m. crane. [Ger. kranich]
crās f. food, dainty, Nar 11.
crat (WW 140) = cræt
cratu v. cræt.
crāwa m., crāwe f. ‘crow,’ raven, Gl, Ps.
±crāwan to ‘crow,’ Mt; CP.
crāwan-lēac (crāw-) n. crow-garlic.
crēac- = crēc-
crēad pret. 3 sg. of crūdan.
creaft- = cræft-
crēap pret. 3 sg, of crēopan.
crēas fine, elegant, NC 277.
crēaslic dainty, rich. v. NC 277.
crēasnes f. elegance: presumption, elation, OEG 1108.
creat = cræt
Crēcas mp. the ‘Greeks,’ AO, BH.
Crēce = Crēcas
Crēcisc Grecian, Greek, AO.
crēda m. creed, belief, confession of faith, Æ. [L. credo]
credic? a bowl, OEG 29.
creft (AS) == cræft
crencestre f. female weaver, spinster. [cranc]
±crēopan (occly. refl.) to creep, crawl, Æ, Bo; AO, CP.
creopel = crypel
crēopere m. cripple. [‘creeper’]
crēopung f. ‘creeping,’ Gl.
crēow pret. 3 sg. of crāwan.
crepel = crypel
cressa m. (Gl), cresse f. = cærse
cribb (y) f. ‘crib,’ stall, Cr 1426.
cricc = crycc
crīde pret. 3 sg. of crīgan.
crīgan? to bubble up. v. OEG 7·101.
±crimman to cram, put in, insert: crumble.
crinc ‘cothurnus,’ ZDA 33·250.
crincan = cringan
cring (gr-) downfall, slaughter. El 115.
±cringan to yield, fall (in battle), die.
cringwracu (gr-) f. torment, Jul 265.
crippan = cryppan
crīpð pres. 3 sg of crēopan.
crisma m. chrism, holy oil: chrisome-cloth: anointing.
crismal m? n? chrismale, W 36.
crismhālgung f. consecration of the chrism.
crismlīsing (ȳ) f. chrism-loosing, loosing of the chrismale, confirmation, Chr.
crisp (BH) = cirps [‘crisp’]
Crīst m. anointed one, Christ, Æ, CP.
cristalla m. crystal, Æ.
cristallisc of crystal, A 4·143.
crīstelmǣl = crīstesmǣl
crīstelmǣlbēam m. tree surmounted by a cross? upright shaft of a cross? EC 385´.
crīsten ‘Christian,’ AO, BH; Æ. ðā crīstnan = the English as opposed to the Danes, Chr 894.
crīsten m. crīst(e)na f. ‘Christian,’ AO.
crīstendōm m. ‘Christendom,’ the church, Christianity, AO; Æ.
crīstenlic Christian, DR.
crīstenmann m. a Christian, MH 170.
crīstennes f. Christianity: Christian baptism, LL 412; 413[13a].
crīstes-mǣl (Chr), -mēl mn. (Christ’s mark), the cross. wyrcan c. to make the sign of the cross.
crīstlic Christian, LL.
crīstmæsse f. Christmas, Chr 1021d.
crīstna = crīsten
crīstnere m. catechist.
crīstnes = crīstennes
±crīstnian to anoint with chrism (as a catechumen), ‘christen,’ baptize, catechize, BH.
crīstnung f. christening, anointing with chrism or holy oil, W 33.
crīð = crīgeð (v. crīgan)?
crocc f., crocca m. ‘crock,’ pot, vessel, Lcd.
crocchwer? m. earthen pot, OEG 4672.
crōced = crōged
+crōcod crooked, bent, NC 292.
crocsceard n. potsherd, Æ.
crocwyrhta m. potter, ÆGr.
+crod n. crowd, throng.
croden pp. of crūdan.
croft m. croft, small field.
crōg m. crock, pitcher, vessel, Gl.
crōgcynn n. kind of vessel, wine-jar, WW 210.
+crōged (ōc) ‘croceus, coccineus,’ OEG 5204.
croh m. saffron.
crōh I. m. shoot, twig, tendril.
II. = crōg
crohha = crocca
croma = cruma
crompeht ‘placenta,’ a flat cake, ES 42·174; A 37·48.
crong = crang, pret. 3 sg. of cringan.
crop = cropp
cropen pp. of crēopan.
crop-lēac, -lēc n. garlic.
cropp, croppa m. cluster, bunch: sprout, flower, berry, ear of corn, Ep, LkL, WW: ‘crop’ (of a bird), Æ: kidney; pebble.
croppiht clustered, Lcd 38b.
crūc m. cross, Lcd, LV 74. [‘crouch’]
crūce f. pot, pitcher, Gl.
crucethūs n. torture-chamber, Chr 1137.
crūdan † to press, hasten, drive.
cruft m? crufte f. crypt. [L.]
cruma (o) m. ‘crumb,’ fragment, Mt, WW.
crumb, crump crooked, bent, stooping, Gl. [‘crump’; Ger. krumm]
crumen (crumm-) pp. of crimman.
cruncon pret. pl. of crincan.
crundel mn. ravine, Mdf.
crungen pp. of cringan.
crupon pret. pl. of crēopan.
crūse f? cruse, A 37·50.
crūsene, crūsne f. fur coat, Gl. [cp. Ger. kürschner]
crybb = cribb
crycc f. ‘crutch,’ staff, BH; Æ.
cryccen made of clay, GPH 398.
crȳdeð pres. 3 sg. of crūdan.
crymbing f. curvature, bend, inclination, WW 382. [crumb]
+crymian, +crymman (tr.) to crumble.
+crympan to curl.
crypel I. m. ‘cripple,’ LkL.
II. crippled.
III. m. narrow passage, burrow, drain, OEG; v. Mdf.
crypelgeat n. narrow opening in a wall or fence? BC 2·399.
crypelnes f. paralysis.
crȳpeð, crȳpð pres. 3 sg. of crēopan.
±cryppan to crook (finger), close (hand), bend.
cryps = cirps
crysm- = crism-
crȳt = crȳdeð pres. 3 sg. of crūdan.
cū f. gs. cū(e), cȳ, cūs; ds. cȳ; nap. cȳ, cȳe; gp. cū(n)a, cȳna; dp. cūm; ‘cow,’ Æ, Lk, VPs; Mdf.
cūbutere f. butter, Lcd. [cū]
cūbȳre m. cow-byre, cow-shed, Ct.
cuc == cwic
cūcealf (æ) n. calf, Erf, LL. [‘cowcalf’]
cuceler, cuce(le)re = cucler(e)
cucelere ‘capo,’ WW 380.
cucler, cuculer, cuclere m. spoon, spoonful. [cp. L. cochlear]
cuclermǣl n. spoonful, Lcd.
cucu (Æ, AO, CP) v. cwic.
cucurbite f. gourd, Lcd 92a. [L.]
cudele f. cuttlefish, WW 181.
cudu (Æ) = cwudu
cūēage f. eye of a cow, LL 116bn.
cueðan = cweðan
cufel f. ‘cowl,’ hood (v. NED 2 p. viii).
cūfel = cȳfl
cufle, cuffie = cufel
cugle, cug(e)le, cuhle f. cap, ‘cowl,’ hood, head-covering, RB (v. ‘cowl’).
cūhorn m. cow’s horn, LL 116.
cūhyrde m. cowherd.
cūle = cugle
culfer, cul(e)fre f. ‘culver,’ pigeon, dove, Gen, VPs, WW.
culmille f. small centaury, Lcd 22a.
culpan as. of *culpa? m. or *culpe? f. fault, sin, Cr 177.
culpian to humble oneself, cringe, Bo 71.
culter m. ‘coulter,’ WW: dagger, knife, WW. [L. culter]
culufre = culfre
cūm v. cū.
cuma mf. stranger, guest, Æ, AO, CP. cumena hūs, inn, wīcung inn, guestchamber.
cuman to ‘come,’ approach, get to, attain, Lk, VPs; Æ, AO, CP. c. ūp land, be born: (±) go, depart, Æ, AO: come to oneself, recover: become: happen (also c. forð): put: (+)come together, arrive, assemble, Æ: (†) w. inf. of verbs of motion, forming a sort of periphrastic conjugation for such verbs. cōm gangan he came. cōm swimman he swam, etc.
cumb I. m. valley, BC; Mdf. [‘coomb’]
II. m. liquid measure, BC. [v. ‘comb’]
cumbelgehnād = cumbolgehnāst
cumbl = (1) cumbol; (2) cumul
cumbol † n. sign, standard, banner.
cumbolgebrec ‡, -gehnāst ‡ n. crash of banners, battle.
cumbolhaga m. compact rank, phalanx, Jul 395.
cumbolhete m. warlike hate, Jul 637.
cumbolwīga † m. warrior.
cumbor, cumbul == cumbol
cumen pp. of cuman.
cumendre f. godmother. [*cumædre A 37·52]
cūmeoluc f. cow’s milk, Lcd 15a.
Cumere? -eras? np. Cumbrians, Æ.
cumfeorm f. entertainment for travellers, Ct. [cuma, feorm]
cū-micge f. -migoða m. cow’s urine, Lcd.
cuml = cumbl
cumlīðe hospitable. [cuma]
cumlīðian to be a guest.
cumlīðnes f. hospitality, Æ: sojourn as guest.
cummāse f. a kind of bird, ‘parra,’ WW 260.
cumpæder m. godfather, Chr 894a. [L. compater]
cumul, cuml n. swelling, Lcd 1·60.
cūna v. cū.
cund == cynd
-cund adjectival suffix denoting derivation, origin or likeness. (-kind) as in deofol-cund, god-cund.
cuneglæsse f. hound’s tongue, Lcd 41b. [L. cynoglossum]
cunele, cunelle, cunille f. wild thyme. [Ger. quendel]
cuning = cyning
±cunnan pres. 1 and 3 sg. can(n), pl. cunnon; pret. cūðe, pp. cūð swv. to be or become acquainted with, be thoroughly conversant with, know, AO, B, Lcd; CP, Æ: know how to, have power to, be able to, can, Æ, CP: express (thanks), Chr 1092. [‘can,’ ‘con’]
cunnere m. tempter, NG.
±cunnian (w. g. or a.) to search into, try, test, seek for, explore, investigate, B, Bo, Sol; Æ, CP: experience: have experience of, to make trial of. [‘cun’]
cunnung f. knowledge: trial, probation, experience.
cuopel f? small boat, MtL. [‘coble’]
cuppe f. ‘cup,’ Lcd, WW; Æ.
curfon pret. pl. of ceorfan.
curmealle (e, i) f. centaury.
curnstān = cweornstān
curon pret. pl. of cēosan.
curs m. malediction, ‘curse,’ Ct, LL, Sc.
cursian I. to ‘curse,’ Ps.
II. to plait? MkR 15.
cursumbor incense, MtL 2.
cursung f. ‘cursing,’ damnation, LkL: place of torment, MtL.
cūs v. cū.
cūsc chaste, modest, virtuous, Gen 618. [Ger. keusch]
cūscote (eo, u) f. ‘cushat’ dove, wood-pigeon, Gl.
cūself f. cow’s fat, suet, GPH 392. [sealf]
cū-sloppe, -slyppe f. ‘cowslip,’ Lcd, WW.
cūsnes = cīsnes
cūtægl m. tail of a cow, LL 169[59b].
cūð known, plain, manifest, certain, Da, Ps, Rd; Æ, AO, CP: well known, usual: noted, excellent, famous, Ex: intimate, familiar, friendly, related. [‘couth’]
cūða m. acquaintance, relative, CP.
cūðe I. clearly, plainly. [‘couth’]
II. pret. 3 sg. of cunnan.
cūðelic = cūðlic
cūðian to become known.
cūðice = cūðlīce
±cūðlǣcan to make known: make friends with, ÆL.
cūðlic known, certain, evident. adv. -līce clearly, evidently, certainly, openly, BH; CP, Æ: familiarly, kindly, affably, An, BH; Æ: therefore, to be sure, hence.
cūðnes f. acquaintance, knowledge.
cūðnoma m. surname, NG.
cūðon pret. pl. of cunnan.
cūwearm warm from the cow (milk), Lcd 126a.
cuwon pret. pl. of cēowan.
cwacian to ‘quake,’ tremble, chatter (of teeth), Æ, AO, Cr, LkL, VPs.
cwacung f. ‘quaking,’ trembling, Æ, VPs; AO.
cwæc- = cwac-
cwǣdon pret. pl. of cweðan.
cwæl pret. 3 sg., cwǣlon pret. pl., of cwelan.
cwæl- = cwal-, cwiel-, cwil-
cwǣman = cwēman
cwǣn = cwēn
cwærtern = cweartern
cwæð pret. 3 sg. of cweðan.
cwal- = cweal-
cwalstōw (LL 556[10,2]) = cwealmstōw
cwalu f. killing, murder, violent death, destruction, Æ, CP. [cwelan]
cwānian † (tr. and intr.) to lament, bewail, deplore, mourn. [Goth. kwainon]
cwānig sad, sorrowful, El 377.
cwānung f. lamentation, NC 279.
cwartern = cweartern
cwatern the number four at dice, Gl. [L.]
cwēad n. dung, dirt, filth. [Ger. kot]
cweaht pp. of cweccan.
cweald pp. of cwellan.
cwealm (e) mn. death, murder, slaughter: torment, pain: plague, pestilence, ÆH; AO. [‘qualm’; cwelan]
+cwealmbǣran to torture.
cwealmbǣre deadly, murderous, bloodthirsty, Æ.
cwealmbǣrnes (e) f. mortality, destruction, ruin, Æ.
cwealmbealu n. death, B 1940.
cwealmberendlic (y) pestilent, deadly, NC 279.
cwealmcuma m. death-bringer, B 792.
cwealmdrēor m. blood shed in death, Gen 985.
+cwealmful (y) pernicious, HGl 428.
cwealmnes f. pain, torment, BH.
cwealmstede m. death-place.
cwealmstōw f. place of execution, BH 38 (b).
cwealmðrēa m. deadly terror, Gen 2507.
cwearn = cweornstān
cweartern (a, æ, e) n. prison, Æ.
cwearternlic of a prison.
±cweccan to shake, swing, move, vibrate, Mt, VPs; Æ. [‘quetch’; cwacian]
cweccung f. moving, shaking, wagging.
cwecesand m. quicksand, WW 357.
+cwed n. declaration, WW 423.
cweddian = cwiddian
cwedel = cwedol
cweden pp. of cweðan.
+cwedfæsten f. appointed fast, A 11·99; ES 43·162.
+cwednes f. name, HGl 441.
cwedol talkative, eloquent.
+cwedrǣden (i, y) f. agreement, AO: conspiracy.
+cwedrædnes (y) f. agreement, covenant, NC 292.
+cwedstōw f. appointed place, place of meeting, GD 183.
cwehte pret. sg. of cweccan.
cwelan to die, Æ, CP.
cweldeht corrupted, mortified, Lcd 47b. [= *cwildeht]
cwelderǣde (æ)? evening rider? bat, Shr 29. [ON. kveld]
±cwellan to kill, murder, execute, CP; Æ, AO. [‘quell’]
cwellend m. killer, slayer, GPH 400.
cwellere m. murderer, executioner, BH, Mk; Æ. [‘queller’]
cwelm = cwealm (but v. MFH 106), cwielm-
cwelmere, cwelre = cwellere
±cwēman (w. d.) to gratify, please, satisfy, propitiate, Æ, AO, CP: comply with, be obedient to, serve. [‘queme’; ‘i-queme’]
±cwēme pleasant, agreeable, acceptable, NG, WG. [‘i-queme’]
cwēme- = cwēm-
cwēmed- = cwēm-
±cwēming f. pleasing, satisfaction, complaisance, CP.
cwēmlic pleasing, satisfying, DR. adv. -līce graciously, kindly, humbly.
±cwēmnes f. pleasure, satisfaction, mitigation.
cwēn (ǣ) f. woman, Sc; Æ: wife, consort, AO, Chr, Gen: ‘queen,’ empress, royal princess, Æ, AO, Chr, Cr, VPs. [Goth. kwēns]
cwene f. woman, Rd, W: female serf, ‘quean,’ prostitute, AO. [Goth. kwinō]
cwenfugol hen-bird.
cwēnhirde m. eunuch, MtL 19.
cwēnlic womanly? queenly? B 1940.
cweodu = cwudu
cweorn f. ‘quern,’ handmill, mill, MtL; CP.
cweornbill ‘lapidaria,’ a stone chisel for dressing querns (BT), WW 438.
cweornburna m. mill-stream, Ct.
cweorne = cweorn
cweornstān m. mill-stone, Mt. [‘quernstone’]
cweorntēð mp. molars, grinders, Gl.
-cweorra v. mete-c.
-cweorran v. ā-c.
cweorð name of the rune for cw (q).
cwern (NG) == cweorn
cwertern = cweartern
±cweðan to say, speak, name, call, proclaim, summon, declare, Bl, VPs; Æ, AO, CP: (+) order, give orders: ± c. (tō) agree, settle, resolve: (+) consider, regard, ÆL 1. c. on hwone assign to one. cwyst ðū lā sayest thou? ‘numquid.’ cweðe gē think you? [‘quethe’]
cwic [cuc, cucu (this last form is archaic, and has an occasional asm. cucone, cucune)] ‘quick,’ living, alive, BH, Bl, Bo, CP, Lcd; AO.
cwicǣht f. live stock, LL 60[18,1].
cwicbēam m. aspen, juniper, Gl, Lcd. [‘quick-beam’]
cwicbeamen of aspen, Lcd.
cwicbēamrind f. aspen bark, Lcd.
cwiccliende moving rapidly? tottering? OEG 2234.
cwice fm. ‘couch’ (‘quitch’)-grass, Gl, Lcd.
cwicfȳr n. sulphur, LkR 17.
cwichrērende living and moving, Creat 5.
±cwician to quicken, create, JnL: come to life, come to one’s self, Æ, Lcd. [‘quick’]
cwiclāc n. a living sacrifice, NG.
cwiclic living, vital, DR. adv. -līce vigorously.
cwiclifigende † living.
cwicrind = cwicbēamrind
cwicseolfor n. ‘quicksilver,’ Lcd.
cwicsūsl nf. hell torment, punishment, torture, Æ.
cwicsūslen purgatorial, ApT 26.
cwictrēow n. aspen, WW.
cwicu == cwic
+cwicung f. restoration to life, GD 218.
cwicwelle living (of water), JnR.
cwid- = cwed-, cwud-
cwidbōc f. Book of Proverbs, CP: book of homilies, MF (Vesp. D xiv).
cwiddian (e, y) to talk, speak, say, discuss, report: make a claim against, LL 400[3,1].
cwiddung (y) f. speech, saying, report, Æ.
cwide (y) m. speech, saying, word, sentence, phrase, proverb, argument, proposal, discourse, homily, Bo; Æ, CP: testament, will, enactment, decree, decision, judgment, TC; Æ. [‘quide’; cweðan]
+cwide n. sentence, decree, fate.
cwidegiedd (i) n. speech, song, Wa 55.
cwidelēas speechless, Æ (y): intestate, EC 212.
cwielman (æ, e, i, y) to torment, afflict, mortify, destroy, kill, Bl, VPs; AO, CP. [‘quelm’] For compounds v. cwylm-.
cwiferlīce zealously, RB 122.
cwild (y) mfn. destruction, death, pestilence, murrain. [cwelan]
cwildbǣre deadly, dangerous, pestiferous. adv. -bǣrlīce.
cwildberendlic (y) deadly, NC 279.
cwildeflōd nm. deluge, CPs 28.
±cwildful (y) deadly, OEG.
cwildrōf deadly, savage, Ex 166.
cwilman = cwielman
cwilð pres. 3 sg. of cwelan.
-cwīnan v. ā-c.
-cwincan v. ā-c.
cwine = cwene
+cwis conspiracy, OEG 4955.
-cwisse v. un-c.
cwist pres. 2 sg. of cweðan.
cwið I. (also cwiða) m. belly, womb. [Goth. kwiðus]
II. pres. 3 sg. of cweðan.
cwīðan to bewail: accuse, LL.
cwiðe = cwide
cwiðenlic natural, WW 412.
cwīðnes f. complaint, lament, GD.
cwiðst pres. 2 sg. of cweðan.
cwīðung (qu-) f. complaint, WW 488.
cwolen pp. of cwelan.
-cwolstan v. for-c.
cwōm pret. 3 sg. of cuman.
cwuc, cwucu = cwic
cwudu (eo, i) n. what is chewed, cud, Æ: resin of trees. hwīt c. chewing gum, mastic.
cwyc == cwic
cwyd- = cwed-, cwid-, cwidd-
cwydele f. pustule, tumour, boil.
cwyld == cwild
cwyldseten f. first hours of night, Gl.
cwyldtīd m. evening, WW. [ON. kveld]
cwylla m. well, spring, KC 2·265. [Ger. quelle]
cwylm = cwealm
cwylm- = cwielm-
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cwylm = cwealm, cwielm-
cwylmend m. tormentor, destroyer, GD.
cwylmende excruciating, deadly.
+cwylmful pernicious, HGl 428.
cwylmian (intr.) to suffer: (tr.) torment, kill, crucify, Æ. [cwealm]
cwylming f. suffering, tribulation, Æ: (metaph.) cross: death.
cwylmnes f. pain, torment.
cwylseten = cwyldseten
cwyltīd = cwyldtīd
cwylð pres. 3 sg. of cwelan.
cwyne = cwene
cwyrn == cweorn
±cwȳsan to squeeze, dash against, bruise, Æ.
cwyst pres. 2 sg. of cweðan.
cwyð pres. 3 sg. of cweðan.
cwȳðan = cwīðan
cwyðe = cwide
cwyðst pres. 2 sg. of cweðan.
cȳ v. cū.
cycel (i) m. small cake, Gl.
cycen = cicen
cycene f. ‘kitchen,’ Æ, WW. [L. coquina]
cycenðēnung f. service in the kitchen, NC 279.
cycgel m. ‘cudgel,’ BDS, CP.
cȳdde pret. 3 sg. of cȳðan.
cȳdung = cīdung
cȳe I. v. cū.
II. = cēo
cȳf f. tub, vat, cask, bushel, Æ. [‘keeve’]
cyfes == ciefes
cȳfl m. tub, bucket.
cȳgan = cīegan
cȳgling = cȳðling
+cygd = +cīd
+cȳgednes = +cīgednes
cylcan ‘ructare,’ OEG 20.
cyld = (1) cild; (2) ceald
cyldfaru f. carrying of children, Æ.
cyle == ciele
cylen f. ‘kiln,’ oven, Cp, WW.
cyleðenie = celeðonie
cylew = cylu
cylin = cylen
cyll f. skin, leather bottle, flagon, vessel, censer, Æ, AO, CP.
cylle I. mf. = cyll
II. = cielle
cyllfylling f. act of filling a bottle, GD 250.
cyln = cylen
cylu spotted, speckled, WW 163.
cym imperat. of cuman.
cymbala = cimbala
cyme (i) m. coming, arrival, advent, approach, Bo, MtR; AO, CP. [‘come’]
cȳme (ī) comely, lovely, glorious, splendid.
cymed n. germander, Lcd.
cymen I. mn. ‘cumin,’ CP, Mt. [L.]
II. pp. of cuman.
III. (and cymin) = cinimin
Referenced word could not be identified.
cȳmlic † ‘comely,’ lovely, splendid, Ps. adv. -līce, B.
cȳmnes f. fastidiousness, daintiness, Gl.
cymst pres. 2 sg., cym(e)ð pres. 3 sg. of cuman.
cyn = (1) cynn; (2) cinn
cȳna gp. of cū.
cyncan as. of sb. small bundle, bunch? (BT) Lcd 2·58.
±cynd (usu.+) nf. nature, ‘kind,’ (‘i-cunde’) property, quality, Bl, Gu, Met: character, Bo: gender, Ph: (+) race, species, Bl, Bo, El: (+) origin, generation, birth, +Hy: (+) offspring: (+) ‘genitalia,’ Æ.
+cyndbōc f. book of Genesis.
+cynde natural, native, innate, B, Bo, WW; Æ, AO, CP: proper, fitting, Met: lawful, rightful, Chr, Met. [‘kind,’ ‘i-cunde’]
cyndelic ‘kindly,’ natural, innate, Bo, Lcd: generative, of generation, LL 7: proper, suitable, Bo: lawful, BH. adv. -līce, Bo.
+cyndlim n. womb: pl. ‘genitalia.’
+cyndnes f. nation: produce, increase, RHy 6.
+cynd-o, -u f. = cynd
cyne = cine II.
cȳne = cēne
cynebænd m. diadem, NC 279.
cynebeald † royally bold, very brave.
cynebearn (a) n. royal child, Christ.
cyneboren royally born, Æ.
cynebōt f. king’s compensation, LL.
cynebotl n. palace, Æ.
cynecynn n. royal race, pedigree or family, Æ, AO.
cynedōm (cyning-, Da) m. royal dignity, kingly rule, government, Chr, Gl; AO: royal ordinance or law: ‘kingdom’ (‘kindom’), royal possessions.
cyneg = cyning
cyne-geard, -gerd = cynegyrd
cynegewǣdu np. royal robes, BH 32.
cynegierela m. royal robe, Met 25 (e).
cynegild n. king’s compensation, LL 462.
cynegōd † noble, well-born, excellent.
cynegold † n. regal gold, crown.
cyne-gyrd, -ge(a)rd f. sceptre, Æ.
cynehād m. kingly honour, state, or dignity, CP.
cynehām m. royal manor, EC.
cyne-helm, -healm m. diadem, royal crown, Æ: royal power.
cynehelmian to crown, ZDA 20·37.
cynehlāford m. liege lord, king.
cynehof n. king’s palace, GPH 391.
cynelic I. kingly, royal, CP: public. adv. -līce.
II. = cynlic
cynelicnes f. kingliness, BH 194.
cynemann m. royal personage, NG.
cyneren = cynren
cynerīce (cyning-) n. rule, sovereignty, Chr, Ct; CP: region, nation, AO. [‘kinrick,’ ‘kingrick’]
cyneriht n. royal prerogative, EC 202.
cynerōf † noble, renowned.
cynescipe m. royalty, majesty, kingly power, Æ.
cynesetl n. throne, capital city, AO.
cynestōl m. throne, royal dwelling, city, Æ, AO, CP.
cynestrǣt f. public road, WW 71.
cyneðrymlic very glorious, NC 279.
cyneðrymm † m. royal glory, majesty, power: kingly host, Da 706.
cynewāðen [-wāden?] of royal purple, TC 538.
cynewīse f. state, commonwealth.
cynewiððe f. royal diadem, Gl.
cyneword n. fitting word, Rd 44. [cynn]
cynewyrðe noble, kingly, A 8·308, MF 157.
cyng, cynig == cyning
cyning m. ‘king,’ ruler, Bo, Bl, Chr; Æ, AO, CP: God, Christ, Bl, OET: (†) Satan.
cyning- = cyne-
cyningǣðe man entitled to take oath as a king’s thane, LL 112[54bh].
cyninge f. queen, Bl 13.
cyningeswyrt f. marjoram, WW 301.
cyningfeorm f. king’s sustenance, provision for the king’s household.
cyninggenīðla m. great feud, El 610.
cyninggereordu np. royal banquet, WW 411.
cynlic fitting, proper, convenient, becoming, sufficient. adv. -līce.
cynn I. (i) n. kind, sort, rank, quality: family, generation, offspring, pedigree, kin, race, people, Æ, Bl, CP, Chr: gender, sex, Æ, Lcd: propriety, etiquette.
II. adj. becoming, proper, suitable, CP.
+cynn = +cynd
cynn- = cenn-
cynnig noble, of good family, OEG.
cynnreccenes f. genealogy, NG.
cynren, cynrēd (EPs) n. kindred, family, generation, posterity, stock, CP: kind, species.
cynresu a generation, Mt (pref.).
cynryn = cynren
cȳo = cēo
cyp = cypp
cȳp- = cīep-
cȳpa m. I. (also cȳpe) f. vessel, basket, Lk, OEG. [‘kipe’]
II. (ē, ī) m. chapman, trader, merchant, Æ.
±cȳpan (ī) to traffic, buy, sell, barter. [Ger. kaufen]
+cȳpe adj. for sale, Æ.
cȳpe- = cēap-, cīepe-
cȳpedæg m. market day, OEG.
cȳpend m. one who sells, merchant.
cypera m. spawning salmon, Met 19.
cyperen (Æ) = cypren
cypp = cipp
cypren made of copper, copper, AO. [copor]
cypresse f. cypress, Lcd 3·118. [L.]
cypsan = cyspan
cyr- = cer-, cier-, cir-
cyre m. choice, free will, Æ. [‘cure’]
cyreāð m. oath sworn by an accused man and by other chosen persons. v. LL 2·293.
cyrelīf n. state of dependence on a lord whom a person has chosen?: person in such a state (v. BT and NC 279).
cyren = (1) ceren, (2) cyrn
cyrf m. cutting, cutting off, Æ: what is cut off. [‘kerf’]
cyrfæt = cyrfet
cyrfel m. little stake, peg, WW 126.
cyrfet m. gourd. [Ger. kürbis]
cyrfð pres. 3 sg. of ceorfan.
cyrige v. wæl-c.
cyrin, cyrn (e) f. ‘churn,’ WW.
cyrnel (i) mn. (nap. cyrnlu) seed, ‘kernel,’ pip, Æ, Lcd: (enlarged) gland, swelling, Lcd. [corn]
+cyrnod, +cyrnlod granulated, rough, OEG.
cyrps = cirps
cyrriol the Kyrie Eleeson, A 8·320.
cyrs- = cærs-, cris-
cyrstrēow n. cherry-tree, WW 138. [ciris; L.]
+cyrtan to shorten.
cyrtel m. (man’s) tunic, coat, Æ, AO: (woman’s) gown, Ct. [‘kirtle’]
cyrten I. fair, comely, Æ: intelligent. adv. -līce (and cyrtelīce) elegantly, neatly, fairly, well, exactly.
II. ornament? WW 216.
cyrtenes (e) f. elegance, beauty.
±cyrtenlǣcan (e) to beautify, make elegant, Æ.
cyrð pres. 3 sg. of cyrran.
cys- = cyse-, ceos-
cȳs- = cīs-
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cys-, cȳs- = cyse-, ceos-, cīs-
cȳsefæt n. cheese vat, WW 379.
cȳsehwǣg n. whey, Lcd 119b.
cȳsfæt (LL 455) = cȳsefæt
cȳsgerunn n. rennet.
cysirbēam = cirisbēam
cȳslybb n. rennet, Lcd. [‘cheeselip’]
±cyspan to fetter, bind. [cosp]
±cyssan to ‘kiss,’ Æ, BH, Mt. [coss]
cȳssticce n. piece of cheese.
cyst I. fm. free-will, choice, election: (w. gp.) the best of anything, the choicest, Æ: picked host: moral excellence, virtue, goodness, CP, Æ: generosity, munificence, CP. [cēosan]
II. = cist I.
cȳst pres. 3 sg. of cēosan.
cystan to spend, lay out, get the value of, Chr 1124.
cystbēam = cistenbēam
cystel (= cist-) f. chestnut-tree.
cystelīce = cystiglīce
cystian (e) to put in a coffin, W. [cest]
cystig charitable, liberal, generous, CP; Æ: virtuous, good. [‘custi’] adv. -līce.
cystignes, cystines f. liberality, bounty, goodness, Æ: abundance.
cystlēas worthless, bad, Gen 1004.
cystlic = cystig
cystnes = cystignes
cȳsð = cīesð pres. 3 sg. of cēosan.
cȳswucu f. the last week in which cheese was allowed to be eaten before Lent.
cȳswyrhte f. (female) cheese-maker, LL 451.
cȳta m. ‘kite,’ bittern, Cp.
cȳte (ē) f. cottage, hut, cabin, Æ: cell, cubicle, Æ.
cytel = citel
cytere = citere
cytwer m. weir for catching fish.
cȳð = (1) cȳðð, (2) cīð
±cȳðan to proclaim, utter, make known, show forth, tell, relate, Cp, Cr, Jn; CP: prove, show, testify, confess, Mt, VPs: exercise, perform, practise, B: (+) confirm, LL: (+) make celebrated. wundor c. perform a miracle. [‘kithe’; cūð]
+cȳðednes f. testimony, LPs 121.
cȳðere m. witness, martyr, Æ.
cȳðig known: (+) knowing, aware of, DR.
cȳðing f. statement, narration, GD 86.
±cȳðlǣcan to become known.
cȳðling = cȳðing
±cȳðnes f. testimony: testament (often of Old and New Test.), Æ: knowledge, acquaintance.
cȳðð, cȳððu f. kinship, relationship: ‘kith,’ kinsfolk, fellow-countrymen, neighbours, Lk: acquaintance, friendship: (±) native land, home, Bo; AO, CP: knowledge, familiarity, Æ, BH.
cywes- = cyfes-
cȳwð pres. 3 sg. of cēowan.
cȳwung = cēowung