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.


