A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

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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.

Cherissing, sb. cherishing, PP.

Cherl, sb. peasant, S, S2, C2, C3; chorle, Prompt.; churle, Voc.—­AS. ceorl; cp.  MHG. kerl.  Cf. Carl.

Cherliche, adv. dearly, fondly, PP; cherli, S2.  See Cher.

Cherre, sb. a turn, space of time, business, affair, job, MD; chere, S; char, MD; chore, SkD (p. 792).—­AS. cerr (cirr, cyrr); cp.  OHG. chA(C)r.

Cherren, v. to turn, MD; chearre, S; churren, S; charen, S; cherde, pt. pl., S.—­AS. cerran (cirran); cp.  OHG. kA(C)ren (Otfrid).

Cherte, sb. charity, MD:  friendship, S3.—­OF. cherte; Lat. caritatem.  Cf. Charitee.

Cherubim, sb. pl. cherubim; cherubym, W2 (Ps. 17. 12); cherubin, S2; cherubyn, H.—­Church Lat. cherubim (Vulg.); Heb. cherubim, pl. of cherub.  Cp.  OF. cherubins, PS. 17. 10.

Chervelle, sb. chervil, PP; cherefelle, Alph.; chiruylles, pl., PP.—­AS. cA|rfille, (Voc.); Lat. caerifolium; Gr. [Greek:  chairephullon]; cp.  OF. cerfueil (Cotg.).

Chery, sb. cherry, Voc.; chere, Voc.—­OF. cerise; Late Lat. cerasea, adj. from cerasum, cherry; from Gr. [Greek:  kerasos], cherry-tree; see Diez.  Cf. Chiries.

Chesbolle, sb. a small onion, poppy-head, Voc.; chesebolle, HD; chessebolle, HD; chespolle, Voc.

Chese, sb. cheese, MD, Voc., S (18. 643); schese, Voc.; cA|se, S.—­O.  Merc. cA(C)se (OET), AS. cA|*se; Lat. caseus.

Chesen, v. to choose, S, S2, C2, C3, G; cheosen, S, S2, MD; ches, imp. s., S2; chees, C3; choyss, S3; cheas, pt. s., S; ches, MD, S2; chees, MD, S2, C2, C3; chesit (weak), S3; curen, pl., MD; cusen, S; icoren, pp., S; ychose, PP; cosan, S.—­AS. cA(C)osan, pt. cA(C)as (pl. curon), pp. coren.

Chesible, sb. chasuble, P; chesibylle, Voc.; chesyble, Palsg.; chesypyl, Voc.; chesypylle, Prompt.—­OF. *_chasible_, cp.  Church Lat. casibula, casubula (OF. chasuble); from casula, a sacerdotal vestment, from Lat. casa, a cottage.

Chesoun, sb. cause, account, MD; chesun, S2, H; cheson, H. See Achesoun.

Chest, sb. jangling, strife, MD, P; cheast, MD; cheaste, MD; cheste, G, S; cheestis, pl., W.—­AS. cA(C)ast.

Chest, sb. chest, ark, coffin, PP, MD; chA|st, MD; cA|ste, dat., S. Cf. Kist.

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