A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Cuth, sb. race, people, PP; see Kyth.

Cuth, pp. known, S; see Kunnen.

CuA deg.e, pt. s. could, knew, S; see Kunnen.

CuA deg.en, v. to make known, S; see Kythen.

CuA deg.mon, sb. acquaintance, kinsman, S.—­AS. cAA deg.man.

CuA deg.reden, sb. familiarity, MD.

CuA deg.A deg.e, sb. relationship, one’s native land, S, MD; see Kyth, CeA deg.en, CheA deg.en.

Cut-purs, sb cut-purse thief, PP; kitte-pors, PP.  See Kutten.

Cwakien, v. to quake, S; see Quaken.

Cwalm, sb. death, pestilence, MD; see Qualm.

Cwalm-hus, sb. prison, place of torment, MD.

Cwalm-stow, sb. place of execution, S, MD.—­AS. cwealm-stA cubedw (Schmid).

CwaA deg., pt. s. quoth, S; see QueA deg.en.

Cwead-schipe, sb. wickedness, S; see Quedschipe.

Cwellen, v. to kill, S; see Quellen.

Cweme, adj. pleasing, S; see Queme.

Cwemen, v. to please, S; see Quemen.

Cwennkenn, v. to quench, S; see Quenchen.

CweA deg.en, v. to speak, S; cweA deg., pt. s., S; see QueA deg.en.

Cwic, adj. living, S; see Quik.

Cwidden, v. to speak, announce, MD; i-cwiddet, pp., S.—­AS. cwiddian.

Cwide, sb. speech, bequest, S; see QueA deg.en.—­AS. cwide, a saying.

Cyll, sb. a canopy, SkD (s. v. ceil).—­OF. ciel, canopy, inner roof, ceiling (Cotg.); Lat. caelum, see Brachet, p. 1v.

Cyne-rice, sb. kingdom, rule, S; see Kine-.

Cyrce-iA|rd, church-yard, S; see Chirche-3*eard.

Dade, sb. deed, S; see Dede.

DA|d, adj. dead, S; see Deed.

DA|de, sb. pl. deeds, S; see Dede.

DA|i, sb. day, S; dA|3*e, pl., S; see Day.

DA|re, adj. dear, S; see Dere.

DA|A deg., sb. death, S; see DeeA3/4.

Daft, adj. apt, fit, SkD (p. 799); deft, fit, mild, gentle, innocent, foolish, MD; daffe, a fool, S2, PP; deffe, obtusus, agrestis, Prompt.; defte, dat., S.—­AS. dA|ft.

Dafte-like, adv. fittingly; deftly, MD; defly, MD; dafftelike, S.

Dage, sb. pl. days, S; see Day.

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