C.

C-; see also under K.

Caas, _sb._ case, circumstance, chance, C; kas, S2; cass, S3; cas, S2, C2.—AF. _cas_; Lat. _casum_ (acc.), a fall, from _cadere_, to fall.

Caas, _sb._ case, quiver, C; see Casse.

Caban, _sb._ hut, small room, MD, PP; cabin, MD.—OF. _cabane_; cp. Low Lat. _cabanna_, _capanna_; see Brachet.

Cabine, _sb._ a shed made of boughs, Cotg. (s.v. _cabane_); cabin, small enclosed place, Sh.

Cabinet, _sb._ small shed, arbour, S3.—OF. _cabinet_, an arbour in a garden, Cotg.; cp. It. _cabinetto_ (Florio).

Cacchen, _v._ to catch, to chase, MD, C3, P; katchen, MD; kecchen, MD; chacche, S2; chacen, MD; chaci, MD; caucht, S3; cacces, _pr. s._, S2; cahte, _pt. s._, MD; caȝte, S2; caughte, C2; cauȝt, MD; cought, MD; caght, MD; cahten, _pl._, MD; keiȝt, MD; caht, _pp._ MD; kauȝt, W2.—OF. _cachier_, _cacier_ (also _chacier_, _chasser_); Late Lat. _captiare_, from Lat. _captare_, freq. of _capere_, to take, to hold; see Constans.

Cache-pol, _sb._ a tax-gatherer, constable, bailiff, MD, PP; cahchpolle, Prompt.; catchepollis, _pl._, W.—AF. _cacchepole_, OF. _chacepol_, _chassipole_; cp. Low Lat. _cachepollus_, _cacepollus_, _chacepollus_, _chassipullus_. The form _cacepollus_ is met with in the _Leges Ethelredi_, see Schmid and Ducange. The word probably meant at first the officer who collected from the tenant the fowls (_pullos_) paid as rent.

Cacherel, _sb._ an inferior officer of justice, MD; kachereles, _pl._, S2.—OF. _cacherel_; cp. Low Lat. _cacherellus_.

Cæse; see Chese.

Cæste, _sb. dat._ chest, S; see Chest.

Caf, _sb._ chaff, H; see Chaf.

Caitif, _adj._ and _sb._ captive, miserable wretch, MD, W, C3, H; caytif, C2; caytiue, P; caitifes, _pl._, S3; caytiues, S3; kaytefes, S2.—AF. _caitif_; Prov. _captiu_; Lat. _captiuum_ (acc.); see Brachet (s.v. _chétif_).

Caitifte, _sb._ wretchedness, S2, W, W2, H; caytefte, S2.—OF. _caitivete_; Lat. _captiuitatem_.

Calabre, _sb._ Calabrian fur, P, S2 (p. 200); NQ. (5. 12. 232); calabere, P (_n_). _Comb._: calaber amyse, a person wearing an amice trimmed with calabre, P (_n_).

Cald; see Cold.

Calengen, _v._ to accuse, to charge, W2; see Chalengen.

Calewe, _adj._ bald, without hair, MD, S2.—AS. _calwo-_, stem of _calu_; cp. OHG. _chalo_ (gen. _chálawes_), and Lat. _caluus_.

Caliz, _sb._ chalice, S, MD, SkD; chalis, MD; chalys, Voc.; calice, _dat._ S, SkD.—OF. _caliz_; Lat. _calix_; also OF. _calice_; Lat. _calicem_.

Calle, _sb._ a caul, net for the hair (worn by women), MD, CM, SkD (s.v. _caul_).

Callen, _v._ to call, S, C2; kalle, MD, S2.—AS. _ceallian_; cp. Icel. _kalla_.

Callour, _adj._ cool, fresh, healthy, JD, S3; caller, JD; cauler, JD.

Calme, _adj._ calm, MD.—OF. _calme_ (Cotg.), It. _calma_ (Florio); Low Lat. _cauma_, heat (Vulg.); Gr. καῦμα.

Calmen, _v._ to become calm, MD; cawmyt, _pp._, S3.—OF. _calmer_; to quiet.

Cal-stocke, _sb._, cabbage-stalk, S3; calstok, Voc.; calstoke, Palsg.; castock, JD; custoc, JD. See Cole.

Camamelle, _sb._ camomile, Voc.; camemille, Voc.; camamyle, Prompt.; cammamyll, Palsg.; camomylle, MD; cammamyld, S3; camamy, Voc.—Late Lat. _camamilla_; Gr. χαμαίμηλον.

Camel, _sb._ camel, MD; camelle, Prompt.; camaille, C2; chamelle, Prompt.; chamayle, MD.—OF. _camel_; Lat. _camelum_ (acc.); Gr. κάμηλος; Heb. _gāmāl_.

The regular OF. equivalent for Lat. _camēlum_ was _chameil_. In OF. _camel_ the termination _-el_ is due to analogy with French forms derived from _-ālem_. See BH, § 43.

Cameline, _sb._ camlet, MD.—OF. _cameline_; Low Lat. _camelinum_.

Camelot, _sb._ camlet, SkD; chamelot, S3; chamlet, Cotg.—OF. _camelot_ (Cotg.); cp. Low Lat. _camelotum_.

Cammamyld, _sb._ camomile, S3; see Camamelle.

Camp, _sb._ contest, MD; comp, S; kemp, JD; kampe, _dat._, MD.—AS. _camp_ (_comp_); cp. Icel. _kapp_.

Campe, _adj._ See Kempe.

Campen, _v._ to contend, contest, esp. at foot-ball, MD, Prompt.—AS. _campian_.

Campynge, _sb. pedipiludium_, game of foot-ball, Prompt.

Can, _pr. s._ can, knows, S, S2. _Phr._: can þanc, S; see Kunnen.

Canceler, _sb._ chancellor, S; see Chaunceler.

Candel, _sb._ candle, MD; kandel, S; candlen, _pl._ S2.—AS. _candel_ (_condel_); Lat. _candela_; cp. Icel. _kyndill_, candle, torch.

Candel-messe, _sb._ Candlemass, MD; candel-masse, _dat._, S, S2.—Cp. Icel. _kyndill-messa_, in Church Lat. _candelaria_, the feast of the Purification.

Canelle, _sb._ cinnamon, S2, Voc., Cath. (_n_); canylle, Cath.; canel, W, W2.—AF. _canelle_; Late Lat. _canella_, cinnamon, also, a reed (Ducange), from Lat. _canna_. See Canne.

Canevas, _sb._ canvas, C3; canvas, Voc.; canwas, Voc.—AF. _canevas_, _canevace_; Late Lat. _canabacius_, hempen cloth; from OF. _canve_ (F. _chanvre_), hemp; Late Lat. _cannabum_, Lat. _cannabis_; Gr. κᾶνναβις.

Cang, _adj._ foolish, lustful, MD; canges, _sb. gen._, fool’s, S; kanges, _pl._, MD. See PP; Notes, (p. 241).

Cangen, _v._ to befool, MD.

Cang-liche, _adv._ foolishly, MD.

Cang-schipe, _sb._ foolishness, MD.

Canker, _sb._ cancer, a disease, MD, W; cankyr, Voc.; cankere, Voc.—Lat. _cancer_, crab, an eating tumour, also, in pl. _cancri_, lattice-work.

Cankerd, _pp._ corrupted, S3.

Canne, _sb._ cane, reed, MD; cane, Voc.—Lat. _canna_; Gr. κάννα, κάννη, cane, reed; Heb. _qāneh_.

Canne, _sb._ can, MD, W; cane, Voc. Cp. Late Lat. _canna_, a measure for liquids; see Weigand (s.v. _Kanne_).

Canon, _sb._ a rule, MD, PP; canoun, MD; canon-law, PP.—Lat. _canon_; Gr. κανών, a rule, standard, from κάνη, κάννη, a cane, reed. See Canne.

Canonisen, _v._ to admit into the canon of the Mass, to canonize, MD; to consecrate, admit to the dignity of the papacy, MD.—Late Lat. _canonizare_.

Canonistres, _sb. pl._ men skilled in canon-law or ecclesiastical law, PP.—OF. _canoniste_; Late Lat. _canonista_.

Canoun, _sb._ a canon of a chapter, MD; kanun, S; chanoun, S, Voc., C3, G; chanon, C3.—OF. _canone_, _canoine_ (_chanoine_); Church Lat. _canonicum_ (acc.) one on the church-roll or list (_canon_).

Church Lat. _canonicus_ did not mean originally ‘one on the church-roll or list,’ but one who was bound to observe a certain rule of life (_canon_, κανών). OF. _chanoine_ is not the precise equivalent of _canonicum_, but represents a Latin type *_canonium_. See Scheler’s Dict. (ed. 3).

Cant, _adj._ lively, brave, cheerful, MD, S2, JD.

Cant, _sb._ a portion, S3; corner, SkD, ND.—OF. _cant_; cp. It. _canto_, corner (Florio).

Cantel, _sb._ edge, piece, bit, MD, C, Prompt., Palsg.; kantel, MD; cantle, Sh., ND.—OF. _cantel_ (F. _chanteau_).

Caper-cailye, _sb._ capercailyie, JD.—Ir. _capull-coille_, lit., the horse of the forest. See Capul.

Capitain, _sb._ captain, C2; capitayne, S3.—OF. _capitain_; Late Lat. _capitaneum_ (acc.) captain, from Lat. _caput_.—Cf. Cheuetayn.

Capitle, _sb._ the sum, the chief point, W; see Chapitre.

Cappe, _sb._ cap, MD; keppen, _pl._, S.

Capret, _sb._ a wild goat, W2; capretis, _pl._, W2.—Late Lat. _capretus_; cp. F. _chevrette_.

Capul, _sb._ horse, nag, MD, Prompt., PP, HD; capil, MD; capel, C3; caple, MD, PP, HD.—Icel. _kapall_; Lat. _caballus_; cp. Ir. _capull_, Wel. _ceffyl_.

Caracter, _sb._ a mark, sign, character, W; carecter, W; carracte, Palsg.; carecte, PP; carect, W; caractes, _pl._, HD; carectes, PP.—Lat. _character_; Gr. χαρακτήρ, an engraved mark; cp. Prov. _caracta_.

Carayne, _sb._ carrion, S2; see Caroigne.

Carboncle, _sb._ a precious stone, MD; carbokyl, Voc.; charboncle, MD; charbucle, MD; charbocle, C2.—OF. _carboncle_ (_carboucle_, _charboucle_); Lat. _carbunculum_ (acc.).

Carde, _sb._ teasel, Prompt.;—OF. _carde_; Late Lat. _cardum_ (acc.), from Lat. _carduus_, thistle.

Carden, _v._ to card wool, MD, Prompt., S3.—OF. _carder_, It. _cardare_ (Florio).

Cardiacle, _sb._ pain about the heart, PP, Cath. (_n._), C3; cardyacle, Prompt.; cardiakylle, Cath., Voc.; cardiake, Cath.—OF. _cardiaque_, a malady of the heart (Cotg.); Late Lat. _cardiaca_, ‘cordis passio’; Gr. καρδιακός, from καρδία, the heart. For the intrusion of _l_ see Cronique.

Care, _sb._ grief, S, C3, G; cayr, S3; kare, S2.—AS. _cearu_: OS. _kara_; cp. OHG. _chara_.

Care-full, _adj._ full of grief, S3, C; karful, S2; carefullich, _adv._ anxiously, P; carfuli, S2.

Caren, _v._ to be anxious, MD; karien, S; cared, _pt. s._, G; _pl._, P.—AS. _cearian_.

Carf, _pt. s._ cut, C2; see Keruen.

Carited, _sb._ charity, S; see Charitee.

Cark, Carke; see Charge.

Carl, _sb._ a man, _rusticus_, _colonus_, _maritus_, MD, C3.—Icel. _karl_; cp. OHG. _karl_ (Otfrid).

Carl-man, _sb._ a man; carman, MD; caremane, MD; carlmen, _pl._, S.—Icel. _karlmaðr_ (_karmaðr_), a man, male.

Carme, _sb._ a Carmelite friar; karmes, _pl._, S3.—OF. _Carme_ (Bartsch); from Church Lat. _Carmelus_; Heb. _Carmel_, ‘cultivated land.’

Caroigne, _sb._ carrion, MD, PP, C; caroyne, MD, PP; caroin, S2; careyne, MD, PP; careyn, W2; carayne, MD, S2; caraing, MD; karyun, H; carion, MD; caren, MD; karyn, MD; careyns, _pl._ W.—OF. _caroigne_ (F. _charogne_); cp. It. _carogna_; from Lat. _caro_, flesh. See Crone.

Carole, _sb._ a round dance, singing, MD; karole, a chain, MD; caroles, _pl._, C; carolles, MD.—OF. _carole_ (_carolle_); It. _caróla_, a dance, song (Florio); Low Lat. _carola_, _karola_, a dancing, also, a chain (of pearls), see Ducange; Lat. _corolla_, a wreath; dimin. of _corona_.—ALM. For another account of this word see SkD.

Carolen, _v._ to dance in a ring, to sing, MD, PP.

Carolinge, _sb._ carolling, C3.

Carpen, _v._ to talk, to speak, to say, MD, C, S3; to rebuke, S3; carpede, _pt. s._, S2; carped, S2, P.—Icel. _karpa_, to boast.

Carpyng, _sb._ talking, P.

Carre, _sb._ car, cart, Prompt.; charre, MD; chare, Voc., S3, W; schare, _carpentum_, Voc.; char, S2, S3, C, C2; chaar, MD; charis, _pl._, W, W2, H.—OF. _carre_, also _car_ (_char_); Lat. _carrum_ (acc.). A Celtic word, cp. OIr. _carr_ (Windisch).

Carry, _v._ _carro vehere_, to carry, MD; carien, C2; to drive, ride, travel, S2; y-caried, C2.—AF. _carier_ (OF. _charier_, _charroier_); Late Lat. _carricare_ (_carrigare_), see Duncange. See Chargen.

Carte, _sb._ chariot, cart, MD; kart, H (Ps. 67. 18).

Cary, _sb._ a rough material, S3; see Cauri-mawry.

Casse, _sb._ box, chest, cover, Prompt.; kace, Prompt.; caas, C.—OF. _casse_ (AF. _chasse_); Lat. _capsa_; cp. Gr. κάψα.

Cast, _sb._ a throw, plan, intention, plot, MD, C, G; caste, P; kastis, _pl._, H.—Icel. _kast_.

Castel, _sb._ village, small town (= _castellum_), W; castels, _pl._, camp (= _castra_), W2; kastels, H (Ps. 77. 32).—Late Lat. _castellum_, village (Vulg.), Lat. _castellum_, fortress.

Castel, _sb._ castle, S.—OF. _castel_ (_chastel_). See above.

Castel-weorces, _sb. pl._ fortifications, S, MD.

Casten, _v._ to cast, throw, to consider, imagine, purpose, design, S, S2, S3, C; kasten, MD, H; kesten, MD, S2; caste, _pt. s._, MD, S2, S3, C2, C3, G; kast, S2; kest, S3; casten, _pl._, P, W; kesten, S2, W; castiden, W; casten, _pp._, MD, C2; i-cast, S; y-cast, C3; ikest, S2; kest, S2; cast, C3. _Phr._: caste tornes, tried tricks, G.—Icel. _kasta_.

Castyng, _sb._ a vomiting, W.

Cat, _sb._ cat, Voc., MD; catt, Voc.; kat, S.

Catapuce, _sb._ name of a purgative plant, euphorbia, C; catapus, CM.—OF. _catapuce_ (_petite_), garden spurge (Cotg.); Low Lat. _catapotium_, ‘medicamentum quod non diluitur, pillula’ (Ducange); Gr. καταπότιον, that can be gulped down, a pill, from πότος, drink. Cp. Low Lat. _cathapucia_, ‘semen spurgie,’ SB.

Cat-cluke, _sb._ trefoil, S3, JD; catluke, JD; ketelokes, _pl._, H (Ps. 36. 2).

Catel, _sb._ capital, property, wealth, CM, MD, S2, C2, C3, W; kateyl, S2; catelle, S2; catele, S2; chatel, MD; chetel, MD.—OF. _catel_, _chatel_; Late Lat. _captale_, _capitale_, property, principal; from Lat. _capitalis_, from _caput_, the head.

Catour, _sb._ a buyer of provisions, caterer, Palsg., G; cater, S3.—OF. _acateur_, buyer, from _acater_ (F. _acheter_), _achapter_; Late Lat. _accaptare_.

Caucion, _sb._ security, surety, account, MD; caucioun, W.—Lat. _cautionem_, security, bond, warranty, from _cautus_, pp. of _cauere_, to be on one’s guard.

Caudron, _sb._ cauldron, W2.—AF. _caudron_, OF. _chaudron_. See Chaud.

Cauri-maury, _sb._ the name of a coarse rough material, PP; caurimauri, S2; kaurymaury, PP; cawrymawry, PP (_n._). Cf. Cary.

Cautele, _sb._ caution, deceit, MD, Prompt.; cawtele, S3; cautel, ND, Sh.—OF. _cautele_ (_cautelle_); Lat. _cautela_.

Cautelous, _adj._ sly, deceitful, MD, ND, Sh.; cautelouse, W2.—OF. _cautelos_; Late Lat. _cautelosum_ (Ducange).

Cavell, _v._ to divide by lot, JD; see Keuel.

Cawmyt, _pp._ calmed, S3; see Calmen.

Caȝte; see Cacchen.

Cedre, _sb._ cedar, MD, W2 (Job 40. 12); cedres, _pl._, S2.—AF. _cedre_; Lat. _cedrum_ (acc.); Gr. κέδρος.

Cedyr-tre, _sb._ cedar-tree, Voc.; sydyre-tre, Voc.

Ceelen, _v._ to line the walls or roof of a room, Prompt., MD; selyn, Prompt.; seeled, _pp._, WW (s.v. _cieled_).

Ceinte, _sb._ girdle, MD; seynt, C.—OF. _ceinte_; Lat. _cincta_, pp. f. of _cingere_.

Celer, _sb._ cellar, _promptuarium_, Prompt., W (Lu. 12. 24), MD; celler, MD; seller, G; selleer, G; celere, _dat._ S, H; celeris, _pl._, W2; selers, W2.—AF. _celer_, OF. _celier_; Lat. _cellarium_.

Celerer, _sb._ cellarer, C2.

Celicall, _adj._ heavenly, S3.

Celle, _sb._ cell, a religious house, C, C2; selle, C; selles, _pl._, P.—OF. _celle_; Lat. _cella_.

Celure, _sb._ canopy, ceiling; see Selure.

Cementing, _sb._ hermetically sealing, C3. See Syment.

Cendal, _sb._ a fine stuff (linen or silk), S, MD; sendal, PP, ND, C; cendel, MD, HD, Prompt.; sendel, PP, H; = Lat. _sindon_, W, Voc.; cendell, Palsg.; sendalle, Cath.; sendylle, _sandalium_, _sindo_, Cath.—OF. and AF. _cendal_ (cp. Low Lat. _cendalum_, _sendalum_); perhaps an adaptation of Gr. σινδών, orig. Indian muslin, from Skt. _Sindhu_, India.

Centaure, _sb._ centaury, name of a plant, C; centorye, Alph.—OF. _centaure_; Lat. _centaurea_, _centaureum_; Gr. κενταύρειον, from κένταυρος, a centaur.

Ceptre, _sb._ sceptre, C2, MD, Palsg.; ceptyr, Prompt.; ceptire, H (Ps, 44. 8).—AF. _ceptre_; Lat. _sceptrum_; Gr. σκῆπτρον, staff.

Cerchen, _v._ to search, MD; cergyn, Prompt.; serchen, MD; sherch, S3; seirsand, _pr. p._, S3; sherched, _pt. pl._, S3.—OF. _cercher_ (_sercher_); Lat. _circare_, to go round, from _circus_, a circle.

Cercle, _sb._ circle, MD, C; sercle, Prompt., W2.—OF. _cercle_; Lat. _circulum_ (acc.), dimin. of _circus_.

Cerclen, _v._ to circle, MD; sirculit, _pp._, S3.—OF. _cercler_; Lat. _circulare_.

Circulat, _adj._ revolving, S3.

Cere, _v._ to cover with wax, SkD, C3; cered, _pp._ shrouded in waxed cloth, SkD.—Lat. _cerare_, to wax, from _cera_, wax.

Cere-cloth, _sb._ waxed linen (for dead bodies), Sh.; searcloth, SkD.

Cerements, _sb. pl._ (see above), Sh.

Cerge, _sb._ wax taper, MD; serge, MD, JD, Cath.; cerges, _pl._, S.—OF. _cerge_, _cierge_; Late Lat. _ceria_, fem. from Lat. _cereus_, from _cera_, wax.

Cerial, _adj._ sacred to Ceres, C.—Lat. _Cerialis_, _Cerealis_.

Ceriously, _adv._ minutely, with full details, S2, C3; see Seryowsly.

Certes, _adv._ certainly, S, C2, C3; sertes, S2, PP; certis, S3, P.—OF. _certes_, (Constans): OSp. _certas_; Lat. _certas_, pl. f. of _certus_, certain.

Ceruse, _sb._ ceruse, white lead, with which women painted their faces, MD; ceruce, C.—OF. _ceruse_ (Cotg.); Lat. _cerussa_; cp. Gr. κηρωτόν, a cerate or salve used as a cosmetic, from κηρός, bees-wax.

Cessen, _v._ to cease, C2, C3; cesen, MD.—AF. _cesser_; Lat. _cessare_.

Cetewale, _sb._ zedoary, a root resembling ginger, MD, C2, Prompt., SB; setewale, MD, HD; setwale, Prompt.; setuale, Prompt.; sedewale, MD; sedwale, MD; zedewale, Alph.—AF. _cetewale_, OF. _citoual_, _citouart_; Low Lat. _zedoarium_; Arab. _jadwár_ (from the Persian).

Ceðen, _sb. pl._ countries, S; see Cuððe.

Chaf, _sb._ chaff, straw, MD; chaff, MD; chaffe, W, Prompt.; chef, MD; caf, H; cafe, H.—AS. _ceaf_.

Chaffare, _sb._ business, selling, merchandise, S2, C2, C3; chaffar, C3; chafare, S; cheffare, S; chapfare, MD; cheapfare, MD.—AS. _céap_ + _faru_, a journey, business; cp. Icel. _kaupför_.

Chaffaren, _v._ to chaffer, S2, C3, P, W.

Chaflet, _sb._ a small stage or platform, S3, HD.—A dimin. of OF. _chafaut_, _chaffaut_, see Ducange (s.v. _chaaffallum_). See Skaffaut.

Chaine, _sb._ chain; chayne, MD; cheyne, Prompt., C2; chyne, MD.—AF. _chaine_ (_cheine_); OF. _chaäine_, _cadene_; Lat. _catena_.

Chaire, seat, chair, MD; chayere, MD; chaier, W2; chaere, S, MD.—AF. _chaiëre_, _chayëre_, seat, throne; Lat. _cathedra_; Gr. καθέδρα.

Chald, _adj._ cold, S; see Cold.

Chalenge, _sb._ false claim, accusation, claim, MD, W2; calenge, MD; chalaunge, MD.—AF. _chalenge_, _chalange_, OF. _calenge_; Lat. _calumnia_.

Chalengen, _v._ to accuse, charge, claim, MD, W, S2, P; chalange, H; calengynge, _pr. p._, W2; chalangede, _pt. s._, S2; chalanged, _pp._ accused, P.—AF. _chalenger_, _chalanger_, ‘calumniate.’

Chalengere, _sb._ accuser, W2.

Chamber, _sb._ chamber, MD; chambur, MD; schambyr, Voc.; chambre, C2, C3, PP; chombre, MD; chaumbre, MD, PP; chawmere, MD; chamer, Voc.; chalmer, S3.—AF. _chambre_; Lat. _camera_.

Chamberere, _sb._ handmaid, MD, S2, C2; chambrere, MD; chomberier, MD.—OF. _chamberiere_.

Chamberling, _sb._ chamberlain; chaumberling, MD; chamberlein, MD; schamberleyne, Voc.; chamberlayn, MD; chamerlane, Voc.—OF. _chambrelenc_ (cp. It. _camerlengo_ in Florio); OHG. _chamarlinc_; Lat. _camera_ + OHG. _-linc_. On the suffix see SkD.

Chamelle; see Camel.

Chamelot, _sb._ camlet, S3; see Camelot.

Champaine, _adj._ and _sb._ level, level country, CM, S3.—AF. _champaigne_.

Champartie, _sb._ share in land, partnership in power, C; chanpartye, S3.—OF. _champart_, field-rent, see Cotg.; Lat. _campi partem_.

Champion, _sb._ a fighter in the duel, a champion, MD; champioun, C, G.—AF. _champion_; Late Lat. _campionem_.

Chan-; see Chaun-.

Chanoun; see Canoun.

Chape, _sb._ the locket of a scabbard, Cotg., Cath.; schape, Cath. (_n._).—OF. _chappe_ (Cotg.).

Chapele, _sb._ chapel, S, MD; chapelle, MD; schapelle, Voc.—AF. _chapele_, OF. _capele_; Church Lat. _capella_.

Chapelein, _sb._ chaplain, MD; chapeleyne, MD, C; chapeleyns, _pl._, S2.—AF. _chapelein_; Church Lat. _capellanus_.

Chapiter, _sb._ the capital of a column, SkD.—OF. _chapitel_; Lat. _capitellum_, dimin. of _caput_.

Chapitre, _sb._ a chapter, division of a book, a meeting of clergy, MD, PP; chapiter, S3; chapitere, PP; chapitle, PP; chapitele, PP; capitle, summary, W.—OF. _chapitre_, _chapitle_; Lat. _capitulum_, dimin. of _caput_.

Chapitre-hous, _sb._ chapter-house, PP; chapitel-hous, PP.

Chapman, _sb._ merchant, C, PP; chapmon, S2, PP; chepmon, S; chapmen, _pl._, S, S2, C3, PP.—AS. _céapman_.

Chapmanhode, _sb._ trade, S2, C3.

Chapolory, _sb._ a kind of scarf, S3; see Scaplorye.

Char, Chare, _sb._ car, S3; see Carre.

Charbocle, _sb._ carbuncle (stone), C2; see Carboncle.

Charen, _v._ to turn, S; see Cherren.

Charge, _sb._ a load, injunction, responsibility, MD, S2, C3, C, W; charche, MD; carke, S3; karke, MD; cark, MD, G.—AF. _charge_, also _kark_.

Chargen, _v._ to put a load on, to enjoin, MD, S2; to care for, W, W2; charchyng, _pr. p._, S3; y-charged, _pp._, S2; charged, S2.—AF. _charger_; OF. _cargier_; Late Lat. _carricare_. See Carry.

Chargeouse, _adj._ burdensome, W; chariouse, W2.

Charitee, _sb._ charity, C2; charyte, S2; charite, MD, S2, G; carited, S; kariteþ, MD.—AF. _charite_, OF. _caritet_, Prov. _caritat_; Lat. _caritatem_. Cf. Cherte.

Chariȝ, _adj._ sad, S.—AS. _cearig_; cp. OS. _karag_. See Care.

Charnel, _sb._ charnel-house, P, SkD.—AF. _charnel_, _carnel_; Lat. _carnalem_.

Chartre, _sb._ prison, S, MD.—OF. _chartre_, Ps. 141. 7; Lat. _carcerem_, see Brachet. For _tr_ from original _cr_, compare OF. _veintre_; Lat. _vincere_.

Chartre, _sb._ charter, S, PP.—AF. _chartre_; Lat. _chartula_, dimin. of _charta_.

Chase, _sb._ hunting, pursuit, also, hunting-ground, MD; chas, MD; chays, S3.—AF. _chace_, hunting-ground.

Chaser, _sb._ hunter (horse), chaser, MD; chaseris, _pl._, S2.

Chastelet, _sb._ little castle, domain, P.—OF. _chastelet_ (Cotg.). See Castel.

Chasteleyne, _sb._ castellan, MD.—AF. _chasteleyn_.

Chastien, _v._ to chastise, MD, S; chaste, S2, C2, P.—AF. _chastier_, OF. _castier_; Lat. _castigare_.

Chastisen, _v._ to chastise, MD; chastyse, C2.

Chastyng, _sb._ chastisement, P.

Chaud, _adj._ hot, S2, PP.—OF. _chaud_, _chald_; Late Lat. _caldum_; from Lat. _calidus_.

Chaunce, _sb._ chance, S2, C2, C3; cheance, MD; cheaunce, MD; chans, MD; chance, S3.—OF. _cheance_; Late Lat. _cadentia_, a falling, from _cadere_.

Chauncel, _sb._ chancel, Prompt.; chauncell, Palsg.; chawnsylle, Voc.—OF. _chancel_; Late Lat. _cancellus_, chancel, screen; cp. Lat. _cancetti_, pl., latticework, dimin. of _cancri_, lattice work, from _cancer_, a crab. See Canker.

Chaunceler, _sb._ chancellor, Prompt.; chanceler, MD; cancaler, S.—AF. _chanceler_, OF. _cancelier_; Late Lat. _cancellarius_.

Chauncellerie, _sb._ chancery, MD; chancelerie, MD.—AF. _chauncelerie_.

Chauncerye, _sb._ chancery, MD.—AF. _chancerie_.

Chaunge, _sb._ change, C2.

Chaungen, _v._ to change, MD, S2; chaungi, S; chongen, S2; i-changet, _pp._, S.—AF. _changer_; OF. _changier_, _cangier_; Low Lat. _cambiare_, to barter.

Chaunger, _sb._ money-changer, W.

Chaungyng, _sb._ changing, W2.

Chaunterie, _sb._ chantry for singing masses for the dead, C.—AF. _ckaunterie_, OF. _chanterie_; Late Lat. _cantaria_, from Lat. _cantare_, to sing.

Chavel, _sb._ the jaw, MD; chavyl, MD; chawle, MD; chaul, MD; choule, MD; chol, S3; choll, MD.—AS. _ceafl_. See further in SkD (s.v. _jowl_).

Chavyl-bone, _sb._ jaw-bone, Prompt.; chavylbon, MD.

Che-; see Chi-.

Cheap, _sb._ bargain, S; see Chepe.

Cheap-ild, _sb._ a female trader, S. See -ild.

Chearre, _v._ to turn, S; see Cherren.

Cheas, _pt. s._ chose, S; see Chesen.

Checker, _sb._ exchequer, S3; see Escheker.

Cheef, _sb._ and _adj._ head, upper part, chief, MD, PP; chief, MD; cheff, PP; chef, MD; chyf, PP.—OF. _chef_ (AF. _chief_) _cheve_; Late Lat. _capum_ (acc.); cp. It. _capo_, Sp. _cabo_.

Cheef-mete, _sb._ chief meat, PP, S2.

Chees; see Chesen.

Cheest; see Chest.

Cheffare, _sb._ business, S; see Chaffare.

Chekelew, _adj._ suffocating, HD; see -lewe.

Cheken, _v._ to choke, suffocate, MD, Prompt., SkD. See NED (s.v. _achoke_).

Cheker, _sb._ exchequer, PP; see Escheker.

Cheld, _adj._ cold, S2; see Cold.

Chelde, _sb._ cold, PP.

Chelden, _v._ to grow cold, S; kelde, MD.—AS. _cealdian_.

Chĕle, _sb._ chill, S, S2; see Chil.

Chĕle, _sb._ throat, fur made up from the fur about the marten’s throat, S; cheole, MD; chelle, MD.—AS. _ceole_, the throat; cp. OHG. _chĕla_ (G. _kehle_). See Merthes-chele.

Chelle, _sb._ bowl, incense-vessel, S.—AS. _ciella_ (_cylle_), a vessel for drinking; cp. OHG. _chella_.

Chemys, _sb._ chief mansion, JD; see Chymmys.

Chene; see Chyne.

Cheosen; see Chesen.

Chepe, _sb._ bargain, business, MD; cheap, S. _Phr._: good chepe, cheap, MD; gret chep, plenty, cheapness, MD; to good cheep, too cheaply, G.—AS. _céap_, business, purchase, price, also, cattle; Icel. _kaup_, bargain; cp. OHG. _kouf_ (Otfrid).

Chepe, _sb._ Cheapside, S3, P.

Chepen, _v._ to transact business, buy or sell, MD, S; chepet, _pp._, S.—AS. _céapian_, to bargain.

Cheping, _sb._ market, W; chepynge, S2, P.—AS. _céapung_, trade, commerce.

Chepmon; see Chapman.

Cher, _adj._ dear, PP; chere, MD. _Phr._: cher ouer, careful of, PP.—OF. _cher_; Lat. _carum_.

Cherarchy, _sb._ an assembly of holy rulers, a hierarchy, S3; yerarchy, SkD (p. 810).—OF. _hierarchie_; Gr. ἱεραρχία; cp. It. _gerarchía_, a hierarchy of angels (Florio).

Cherche, _sb._ church, S2, C3; see Chirche.

Chere, _sb._ a time, S; see Cherre.

Chere, _sb._ face, friendly welcome, S, MD, S2, S3, C3, G, C2; chiere, S3; cheare, S3; cheere, G; cher, S2; cheer, W; cheres, _pl._, wry faces, S.—AF. _chere_, countenance, OF. _chere_, head (Roland); Low Lat. _cara_, the face, head; Gr. κάρα; see Ducange. Cp. E. _cheer_.

Cheren, _v._ to make good cheer, to make glad, MD, Prompt., S.

Cheriche, _v._ to cherish, PP; cheryce, C2.—OF. _cherir_ (pr. p. _cherissant_).

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. _chér_.

Cherren, _v._ to turn, MD; chearre, S; churren, S; charen, S; cherde, _pt. pl._, S.—AS. _cerran_ (_cirran_); cp. OHG. _kéren_ (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. _cærfille_, (Voc.); Lat. _caerifolium_; Gr. χαιρέφυλλον; cp. OF. _cerfueil_ (Cotg.).

Chery, _sb._ cherry, Voc.; chere, Voc.—OF. _cerise_; Late Lat. _cerasea_, adj. from _cerasum_, cherry; from Gr. κέρασος, 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.; cæse, S.—OMerc. _cése_ (OET), AS. _cǽse_; 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. _céosan_, pt. _céas_ (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. _céast_.

Chest, _sb._ chest, ark, coffin, PP, MD; chæst, MD; cæste, _dat._, S. Cf. Kist.

Chesten, _sb._ chestnut-tree, Manip.; chesteyn, C, MD; cheston, Voc.—AF. _chestaine_, OF. _chastaigne_; Lat. _castanea_; from Gr. κάστανον.

Chesten-tre, _sb._ chestnut-tree, MD; chestantre, Voc.

Chesun, _sb._ cause, occasion, account, S2, H; see Chesoun.

Chesunabile, _adj._ open to an accusation, H.

Cheðen, _sb. pl._ countries, S; see Cuððe.

Cheuaunce, _sb._ gain, profit, MD.

Cheuen, _v._ to succeed, to attain one’s end, MD, C3, P; cheeuen, S2.—OF. _chevir_, from _chef_. See Cheef.

Cheuesance, _sb._ success, profit, agreement, MD, PP; cheuisaunce, agreement, bargain, PP, C.—OF. _chevisance_.

Cheuesen, _v._ to procure, to get, MD; chevisen, MD; cheviss, to achieve one’s purpose, S2; cheuyce, to lend, S3.—OF. _chevir_ (pr. p. _chevissant_).

Cheuetayn, _sb._ captain, S2; cheueteyn, MD; cheventeyn, S2, PP, C; cheuentayn, MD, PP; chefetayn, MD; chiveteyn, MD; chiftaigne, PP.—AF. _chevetayn_ (_cheventeyn_); Late Lat. _capitaneum_, from Lat. _capit-_ stem of _caput_, head. Cf. Capitain.

Chewen, _v._ to chew, S, S2; cheowen, MD.—AS. _céowan_, pt. _céaw_ (pl. _cuwon_), pp. _cowen_.

Cheyne, _sb._ chain, C2; see Chaine.

Chibolle, _sb._ a small kind of onion, MD, S2, P; chebole, a young onion, Palsg.; chibole, PP; schybbolle, Voc.; chesbolle, Voc.—OF. _ciboule_; Late Lat. _caepulla_ from Lat. _caepa_, onion. Cp. It. _cipolla_, cyboll (Florio) and G. _zwiebel_, onion (Weigand).

Chiden, _v._ to chide, dispute, MD; chid, MD; _imp. s._, S; chit, _pr. s._, MD, C3; chidden, _pt. pl._, S, W.—AS. _cídan_, pt. _cídde_.

Chil, _sb._ chill, coolness, MD, SkD; chele, S, S2, P.—AS. _ciele_ (Voc.), _cyle_.

Chilce, _sb._ childishness, S. _Chilc_; for AS. _cild_ + _s_; see Sievers, 258. For the French spelling, cf. Milce.

Child, _sb._ child, the child of a noble house, a title of honour, young knight, S; cild, S, MD; childre, _pl._, S, S3; childer, MD, S, S2; cyldren, S; cheldren, S; childrene, _gen._, S.—AS. _cild_, pl. _cild_, also _cildru_, and in ONorth. _cildo_, _cildas_.

Childen, _v._ to bring forth children, W2.

Child-had, _sb._ childhood, S; childhede, _dat._, C2.—AS. _cildhád_.

Chimney, _sb._ furnace, oven, also, fireplace, Sh., PP (_n._); chymney, W; chymneye, PP.—AF. _chimenee_, OF. _cheminee_; Late Lat. _caminata_, a room with a stove; from Lat. _caminus_, a furnace; Gr. κάμινος.

Chinche, _adj._ and _sb._ niggardly, a niggard, MD, CM; chiche, MD; chynchis, _pl._, H.—OF. _chiche_, miserable, niggardly (Cotg.): Sp. _chico_, small; Lat. _ciccum_ (acc.), the core of a pomegranate, a mere trifle.

Chinchen, _v._ to be niggardly, Prompt.

Chincherie, _sb._ miserliness, Prompt.

Chirche, _sb._ church, S, S2, W2, PP, CM; churche, S, S2, PP; cherche, S2, C3; kirke, S, S2, P; kyrke, P, Voc., S3; kirc, S2; circe, S, Voc.; cyrce, S.—AS. _cyrce_; cp. OHG. _kirichâ_ (Tatian).

Chirche-gong, _sb._ churching of women, S2, MD.—Cp. Icel. _kirkju-ganga_.

Chirche-haie, _sb._ cemetery, MD; chyrchehaye, Voc.

Chirche-ȝeard, _sb._ church-yard, MD; chyrcheȝarde, Prompt.; kyrkeȝerde, Voc.; kyrgarth, Voc.; cyrce-iærd, S.—Icel. _kirkju-garðr_.

Chirch-socne, _sb._ congregation, S.—AS. _ciric-sócn_ (Schmid); cp. Icel. _kirkju-sókn_.

Chiries, _sb. pl._ cherries, S2, P. See Chery.

Chiri-tyme, _sb._ cherry-time, P.

Chirken, _v._ to twitter, chirp, MD, CM.

Chirkyng, _sb._ a grating, stridulent, hissing sound, C, CM; chyrkynge, _sibilatus_, Prompt.

Chirm, _sb._ noise of birds, MD; charm, ND; chirme, _dat._, S.—AS. _cirm_, _cyrm_.

Chirmen, _v._ to chirp and twitter, MD; cherme, Palsg.; chyrmys, _pr. s._, S3. See SkD (s.v. _chirp_), and Brugrnann, § 420.

Chisel, _sb._ chisel, MD; chysel, Prompt.; chyssell, S3; chesyll, MD; scheselle, Voc.; sceselle, Voc.—North F. _chisel_, OF. _cisel_, It. _cesello_, see SkD (p. 793).

Chit, _pr. s._ disputes, C3; see Chiden.

Chiteren, _v._ to twitter, MD, CM; to chatter, C3.

Chitering, _sb._ twittering, MD; chyteryng, S2.

Chivache, _sb._ riding, expedition, CM, MD, C3; chivachie, C; chevache, CM.—AF. _chivauche_, _chevauchee_, OF. _chevalchee_, from _chevalchier_, to ride on horseback, from _cheval_, horse; Lat. _caballum_, (acc.). See Capul.

Chiualer, _sb._ chevalier, knight, PP; cheualere, MD.—AF. _chevaler_.

Chivalrie, _sb._ the knights of Christendom, S2; chevalrye, MD; chyvalrie, knightly deeds, MD; chiualrye, C2.—AF. _chivalrie_, _chevalerie_.

Chiueren, _v._ to shiver, tremble, Prompt., SkD (s.v. _shiver_); cheueren, PP; sheeuering, _pr. p._, S3.—Cp. Du. _huiveren_, to shiver.

Chiueringe, _sb._ shivering, trembling; chyuerynge, Prompt., p. 75; chyueryng, Palsg., Prompt.

Chois, _sb._ and _adj._ choice, MD, C2; choys, MD, C, C2.—OF. _chois_, _cois_, from _choisir_, _coisir_, to choose. Of Teutonic origin. See Chesen.

Choisly, _adv._ choicely, MD; chysly, S2.

Chol; see Chavel.

Chold, _adj._ cold, S; see Cold.

Choppen, _v._ to chop, cut, mince, MD; chappyd, _pp._, MD.

Chorle; see Cherl.

Chrisolyte, _sb._ chrysolite, 3; crysolyt, SkD.—Lat. _chrysolithus_ (Vulg.); Gr. χρυσόλιθος, ‘gold stone.’

Chronique, _sb._ chronicle, C; see Cronique.

Churren, _v._ to turn, S; see Cherren.

Chymmys, _sb._ chief mansion, S3; chemys, JD.—OF. _chef_ + _mes_ (Bartsch.), _chefmois_, chief manor house (Cotg.); Late Lat. _capmansum_ (acc.); see Ducange (s.v. _caput mansi_). See Cheef.

Chymney, _sb._ furnace, W; see Chimney.

Chynchis, _sb. pl._ niggards, H; see Chinche.

Chyne, _sb._ chink, fissure, W2; chenes, _pl._, S2, MD; chynnes, S3.—AS. _cínu_.

Chynnyng, _sb._ chink, S3.

Chyp, _v._ to chip, S3. See Choppen.

Chyrmen, _v._ to chirp, S3; see Chirmen.

Chysly, _adv._ choicely, S2; see Choisly.

Chyssell, _sb._ chisel, S3; see Chisel.

Ciclatun, _sb._ a costly silk texture, S; ciclatoun, MD, C2; siclatoun, MD; ciclatuns, _pl._, S.—OF. _ciclatun_ in Roland (cp. Icel. _siklatun_); cp. Arab. _siqlát_, a fine cloth.

Cipres, _sb._ cypress, MD; ciprees, C2; cypres, Palsg.; cipresse, MD.—OF. _cypres_; Lat. _cupressus_, _cyparissus_; Gr. κυπάρισσος.

Circe, _sb._ church, S, Voc.; see Chirche.

Circe-wican, _sb. dat._ church-dwelling, S.

Cisterne, _sb._ cistern, Joseph’s pit, MD, Cath.; sisterne, MD; sesterne, Prompt.—Lat. _cisterna_, (Vulg.).

Cisternesse, _sb._ Joseph’s pit, S.

Citee, _sb._ city, MD, C2, C3; cyte, MD; syte, Prompt.; scite, S; citee, MD, C2, C3; cite, S, S2, Cath.—AF. _cite_, OF. _citet_; Lat. _ciuitatem_, a community of citizens.

Citesein, _sb._ citizen, MD; citeseyn, W (Acts 22. 26); cytezeyne, Prompt.—AF. _citeseyn_, _citezein_: Prov. _ciutadan_, _ciptadan_; Late Lat. *_civitadanum_.

Citiner, _sb._ citizen, JD; cyttenere, Voc.

Citole, _sb._ cithern, C, MD, CM; cytole, Voc.—AF. _citole_, OF. _cytholle_ (= Lat. _cithara_), Ps. 56. 8; cp. Low Lat. _citola_, (Voc.); Lat. _cithara_; Gr. κιθάρα, also κίθαρις; cp. Chaldee _qīthārōs_, Dan. 3. 5. See Giterne.

Citolerer, _sb._ a player on the cithern; cytolerer, Voc.

Citrinacioun, _sb._ the turning to the colour of citron (in alchemy), C3, CM.

Citrine, _adj._ citron-coloured, MD.—OF. _citrin_; Lat. _citrinus_.

Citur, _sb._ citron-tree, MD. _Comb._: cytyr-tre, Prompt.; citur tree, MD.—OF. _citre_; Lat. _citrum_ (acc.).

Clam, _adj._ sticky, H, MD.

Clam, _pt. s._ climbed, S2; clamb, C2; see Climben.

Clanlych, _adv._ purely, S2; see Clene.

Clappen, _v._ to make a noise like the clapper of a mill, MD, Palsg.; to chatter, C2, C3.—Icel. _klappa_.

Clapping, _sb._ chatter, idle talk, C2.

Clapsen, _v._ to clasp, C, CM; see Claspen.

Claret, _sb._ a spiced wine, MD, Prompt. clare, MD; clarre, C, MD; clarry, MD.—OF. _claret_ (AF. _clare_); Late Lat. _claretum_ and _claratum_. See Clere.

Clarifien, _v._ to glorify, MD, W, H (Ps. 19, 1).—OF. _clarifier_; Lat. _clarificare_ (Vulg.).

Clarioun, _sb._ clarion, C, MD; claryone, Prompt.—OF. _clarion_ (F. _clairon_). See Clere.

Clarre, _sb._ a spiced wine, C, CM; see Claret.

Claspen, _v._ to clasp, Palsg.; clapsen, C, CM.

Clauster, _sb._ cloister, MD; closter, MD; claustres, _pl._, S2.—Lat. _claustrum_ (_clostrum_), whence Icel. _klaustr_, AS. _clúster_. Cf. Cloister.

Claver, _sb._ clover, _trifolium_, Voc., MD; clavyr, S3; clovere, Voc.—AS. _cláfre_ (OET.), also _clœfre_, (Voc.); cp. Dan. _klöver_.

Claw, _sb._ hoof, Voc.; clau, Voc.; clawwess, _pl._, S; cluvis, S3; clawes, claws of bird, C2.—AS. _cláwu_, hoof; cp. Icel. _klauf_, see Weigand (s.v. _klaue_).

Clawen, _v._ to scratch, stroke, MD; clowe, to scratch, PP. _Phr._: to claw the back, to flatter, S3. _Comb._: claw-back, _sb._ flatterer, sycophant, Cotg. (s.v. _flateur_).

Cleche, _sb._ hook, MD; cleek, HD.

Clechen, _v._ to seize, MD, HD; cleke, MD; cleikis, _pr. s._, S3; clahte, _pt. s._, MD; claucht, _pp._, MD.

Cled, _pt. s._ clothed, S3; see Clothen.

Clee, _sb._ hoof, W2.—AS. _cléo_. See Claw.

Clef, _pt. s._ split, S2; see Cleuen.

Clei, _sb._ clay, W2, MD; cley, Prompt.; W (John 9. 6), Voc.—AS. _clæg_.

Clemen, _v._ to plaster with clay, to, daub, to smear, MD, S2; clemyd, _pp._, glued, H.—AS. _clǽman_, from _clám_, clay.

Clenchen, _v._ to clench, seize, PP; to twang the harp, S; clenten, _pt. pl._, embraced, S; cleynt, _pp._, fixed, MD.—Cp. OHG. _klenken_ (in _in-klenken_), to fasten (Otfrid).

Clene, _adj._ clean, MD, S; _adv._ entirely, _penitus_, MD, S, S2; clenner, _comp._, W2.—AS. _clǽne_; cp. OHG. _kleini_, fine, tender, _kleino_, ‘penitus’ (Otfrid).

Clengen, _v._ to cling, S2; see Clingen.

Clenlich, _adj._ cleanly, MD; clenliche, _adv._ purely, S; clanlych, S2; clennlike, S; clenli, entirely, S.—AS. _clǽnlic_.

Clennes, _sb._ purity, S2; clennesse, W2; clenesse, S.—AS. _clǽnnis_.

Clensien, _v._ to cleanse, MD; clansi, S; clennsenn, S; y-clense, S3.—AS. (_ge_) _clǽnsian_, see Sievers, 185.

Clensinge, _sb._ cleansing, S.

Cleo; see Clyffe.

Clepen, _v._ to call, S2, C2, W, W2; clepien, S; cleopien, S; clupien, MD, S2 cleopede, _pt. s._, S; clupede, S; clepide, S2, W; clepte, S2; clepud, S2; clepet, S2; clepit, S3; i-cleopet, _pp._, S; i-cleped, S; y-clepud, S2; y-cleped, C3; cleped, S2, C2; clept, S2; y-clept, C3; iclepet, S2; icluped, S2; iclyped, S3.—AS. _cleopian_.

Clepyng, _sb._ a calling, W.

Clere, _adj._ clear, bright, glorious, C2 W, W2; cleer, MD; cler, MD; clier, MD.—AF. _cler_; Lat. _clarum_.

Clerenesse, _sb._ brightness, W; cleernes, C3.

Clerete, _sb._ brightness, W.

Clergeon, _sb._ a chorister, little priest, young scholar, MD, C2.—AF. _clergeon_; cp. Sp. _clerizon_ (Minsheu).

Clergial, _adj._ learned, C3; clergealy, _adv._ in clerkly wise, P.

Clergie, _sb._ (1) the clergy, (2) the clerical profession, (3) book-learning, MD; clargy, H.—OF. _clergie_: Sp. _clerecia_, clergy; Late Lat. _clericia_, the clergy, learning; see Constans.

Clerk, _sb._ clergyman, scholar, secretary, C2; clerc, S, MD; clerkes, _pl._, S, C2, C3, P; clerekes, S; clerken, _gen. pl._, S2.—OF. _clerc_ (AF. _clerk_); Church Lat. _clericum_ (acc.); Gr. κληρικός from κλῆρος a lot, in eccl. writers, the clergy.

Cler-matin, _sb._ a kind of corn for grinding, MD, S2, PP.

Cleue, _sb._ dwelling, bedroom, bed, MD, S; kleue, MD.—AS. _cléofa_, a recess, den, bed, chamber; cp. Icel. _klefi_, a closet, bedroom.

Cleuen, _v._ to split asunder, MD, P; cleoue, MD; cleues, _pr. s._, S; claf, _pt. s._, MD; clef, MD, S2; cleef, MD; clevede, G; clouen, _pl._, S2; clofenn, _pp._, S; cloue, W.—AS. _cléofan_, pt. _cléaf_ (pl. _clufon_), pp. _clofen_.

Cleuen, _v._ to cleave, adhere, MD, W2, PP; cliuyn, Prompt.; cliuen, S; clyuen, PP; cliued, _pt. s._, S; cleuede, W2.—AS. _clifian_ (_cleofian_); OHG. _klebên_ (Otfrid).

Cleuering, _pr. p._ clinging, holding on by claws, S3. See Cliuer.

Cleynt, _pp._ fixed, MD; see Clenchen.

Clicche; see Clochen.

Cliket, _sb._ a kind of lock or fastening, PP, CM; clyket, PP, Voc.; clykyt, Voc.—OF. _cliquette_ (Bartsch), from _cliquer_, to click, snap; cp. Low Lat. _cliquetus_.

Cliketed, _pp._ fastened with a latch, PP.

Climben, _v._ to climb, MD; clymben, C2; clam, _pt. s._, S2, MD; clamb, C2; clomb, MD; clomben, _pp._, C; clombe, C2.—AS. _climban_, pt. _clamb_ (pl. _clumbon_); pp. _clumben_.

Clingen, _v._ to shrivel up, wither, to cling, MD, S, ND, Sh.; clengen, S2; clyngen, S2; clang, _pt. s._, MD; clonge, _pl._, MD; clungen, _pp._, MD.—AS. _clingan_, pt. _clang_ (pl. _clungon_), pp. _clungen_.

Clippe; see Cluppen.

Clippen, _v._ to clip, shear, S, C2, MD.—Icel. _klippa_.

Cliue, _sb._ cliff, S; see Clyffe.

Cliuen, _v._ to cleave, adhere, S; see Cleuen.

Cliuer, _adj._ eager, sharp, MD, SkD.

Cliuer, _sb._ claw, S; clivres, _pl._, S.—AS. _clifer_.

Clobbed, _adj._ like a club, rough, C2; clubbed, MD. See Clubbe.

Cloche, _sb._ claw, PP; cloke, HD; cluke, S3 (s.v. _cat_), JD; cleuck, JD; clokis, _pl._, H.

Clochen, _v._ to clutch, PP; clucchen, PP, HD, SkD; clouche, PP; clycchen, PP; clicche, PP.

Clocken, _v._ to limp, hobble, PP; clokke, PP.—OF. _cloquer_ (_clocher_), to limp (Cotg.), also _cloper_: Prov. _clopchar_; Low Lat. *_cloppicare_, from _cloppus_; see Diez (P. 550).

Clodde; see Clot.

Clofenn; see Cleuen.

Cloister, _sb._ cloister, MD; cloistre, C3; cloystre, C; cloystyr, Prompt.—AF. _cloister_ OF. _cloistre_ (F. _cloître_). Cf. Clauster.

Cloisterer, _sb._ cloister-monk, C2.

Clom, _sb._ silence, S2; see Clum.

Clomben, _pp._ climbed, C; see Climben.

Clomsen, _v._ to be benumbed, stupified, PP, H. See Clum.

Clomstnes, _sb._ numbness, fixedness, H.

Cloos, _adj._ close, C3; clos, MD.—AF. _clos_, closed, pp. of _clore_; Lat. _claudere_.

Clos, _sb._ an enclosure, a locked-up place, MD; cloos, Prompt., S2; cloyss, S3.

Closen, _v._ to close, to enclose, MD.—From AF. _clos_, pp.; Lat. _clausum_. See Cloos.

Closter, _sb._ cloister, MD; see Clauster.

Closures, _sb. pl._ enclosures, fastenings, S3.

Closyngis, _sb. pl._ gates, W2.

Clot, _sb._ a clod, MD; clotte, Cath.; clodde, Prompt., Palsg., Manip.; clottes, _pl._, lumps, S2; clottis, W2. See Weigand (s.v. _kloss_).

Clote, _sb._ burdock, Voc., MD, Prompt., Alph.; cloote, MD.—AS. _cláte_.

Clote-bur, _sb._ burr of the burdock, C3.

Clote-leef, _sb._ leaf of the burdock, C3.

Cloteren, _v._ to clot, coagulate, Prompt.; cloderen, Prompt.; clothred, _pp._, C.

Cloth, _sb._ cloth, clothing, S, S2; cloþe, S2; cloþt, S2; clað, S; claðes, _pl._, S; cloðes, S.—AS. _cláð_.

Clothen, _v._ to clothe, S; claðen, S; cled, _pt. s._, S3; cloðeden, _pl._, S2; y-clothed, _pp._, PP; y-clad, C3; cled, S3.

Cloude, _sb._ a mass of rock, a hill, clod, S2, MD; clude, MD; clowdys, _pl._, MD (s.v. _clot_); cluddis, masses of cloud, S3; cloudis, H (Ps. 67. 37).—AS. _clúd_.

Clout, _sb._ clout, rag, W; clowt, C3; clutes, _pl._, S; cloutes, S2, S3, C3; clowtes, S2.—AS. _clút_ (OET.).

Clouten, _v._ to patch, mend, S3; clouȝtand, _pr. p._, S2; clouted, _pp._, provided with an iron plate, S3.

Cloue, _pp._ split, W; see Cleuen.

Clowe, _v._ to scratch, P; see Clawen.

Clowe, _sb._ a clove, pink, Prompt.; clowes, _pl._, MD.—OF. _clou_, _clo_, a nail; Lat. _clauum_ (acc.).

Clow-gilofre, _sb._ a clove-gilly-flower, C2; clowe-gylofres, _pl._, S2.—AF. _cloue de gilofre_. See Geraflour.

Clubbe, _sb._ club, MD; clobbe, MD.—Icel. _klubba_, _klumba_.

Clubbed, _adj._ club-shaped, rough, MD, Prompt.; clobbed, C2.

Clucche, _v._ to clutch, PP; see Clochen.

Cluddis, _sb. pl._ masses of cloud, S3; see Cloude.

Cluke; see Cloche.

Clum, _sb._ stillness, silence, MD, CM; Clom, S2.

Clumsen, _v._ to be benumbed, stupified, MD; clomsen, PP; clomsed, _pp._, set fast, H; clumst, H; clumsyd, ‘enervatus’, Cath.

Clumst-hede, _sb._ numbness, H.

Clupien, _v._ to call, S2; see Clepen.

Cluppen, _v._ to embrace, S, MD; clyppe, S2; clippe, S2, MD; cleppen, MD; clupte, _pt. s._, S.—AS. _clyppan_.

Cluster-loc, _sb._ enclosure, S.—AS. _clúster-loc_. See Clauster.

Clute; see Clout.

Cluvis, _sb. pl._ hoofs, S3; see Claw.

Clyffe, _sb._ cliff, MD; clyfe, MD; cliue, _dat._, S; cleoue, MD; cleo, S; cliues, _pl._, MD; cleues, MD.—AS. _clif_ (OET), pl. _cleofu_, _cliofu_; see Grein, Sievers, 241.

Clymbare, _sb._ climber, S3.

Clymben, _v._ to climb, C2; see Climben.

Clyngen, _v._ to wither, to shrink, S2; see Clingen.

Cnawen, _v._ to know, S; see Knowen.

Cnawlechen, _v._ to acknowledge, MD.

Cnawlechunge, _sb._ acknowledgment, S.

Cnelinng, _sb._ kneeling, S.

Cneowe, _sb. dat._ knee, S; see Kne.

Cniht, _sb._ knight, S; see Kniȝt.

Cnotted, _pp._ knotted, S; i-knotted, S; see Knotte.

Cnouwe, _sb. dat._ knee, S; see Kne.

Cnowen, _v._ to know, S; _pp._, S2; see Knowen.

Co-arten, _v._ to compel, constrain, HD; coarted, _pp._, S3.—Lat. _co-arctare_, to constrain, compress.

Cocatrice, _sb._ a serpent (= Lat. _basiliscus_ = Heb. _pethen_, an adder or cobra), W2; cocatryse, _basiliscus_, _cocodrillus_, Prompt.; kokatrice, MD; cockatrice, WW.—OF. _cocatriz_, crocodile: Sp. _cocadriz_, basilisk, cocatrice (Minsheu). Cp. Cokedrill.

Cocke, _sb._ in _phr._: by cocke (a profane oath), S3, ND; by cock, Sh.; Cock’s passion, Sh.; Cox my passion, Sh.; by cock and pie, Sh., ND, SkD (s.v. _pie_); for cokkes bones, C3; for cocks body, ‘de par Dieu,’ Palsg.—Cp. Grimm, p. 15 (_n._).

Cocow; see Cukkow.

Cod, _sb._ cod, pod, husk, MD; codde, Prompt., Palsg.; coddis, _pl._, W.—AS. _codd_, bag (Mark 6. 8).

Cod, _sb._ pillow, Cath., MD; coddis, _pl._, HD.—Icel. _koddi_, pillow.

Cof, _adj._ quick, MD; kof, MD; coue, MD; cofe, _adv._, S; cofer, _comp._, S.—AS. _cáf_; cp. Icel. _á-kafr_, vehement.

Coffes, _sb. pl._ cuffs, P; see Cuffe.

Cofin, _sb._ basket, MD; coffyn, W2; cofyne, paste, crust of a pie, MD; coffyns, _pl._, baskets, S2; cofyns, W; cofynes, W.—OF. _cofin_; Lat. _cophinus_ (Vulg.); Gr. κόφινος (NT).

Cofre, _sb._ box, coffer, MD, C2, C3, P; cofer, S2; cofres, _pl._, S2.—AF. _cofre_; Lat. _cophinum_ (acc.); see Brachet.

Cofren, _v._ to put into a coffer, S3.

Cog, _sb._ cog, tooth on the rim of a wheel, MD; kog, Voc.; cogge, _dat._, S.

Cognisaunce, _sb._ knowledge, MD; cognizance, that by which something is known, Sh.; conisantes, _pl._, badges, S3.—AF. _conisaunce_, knowledge, OF. _cognoissance_, from _cognoissant_, pr. p. of _cognoistre_; Lat. _cognoscere_.

Coife, _sb._ coif, cap, MD; coyfe, S3, Prompt., Palsg.—OF. _coiffe_; Low Lat. _cofea_. Cf. Cuffe.

Coint, _adj._ knowing, prudent, skilful, sly, neat, fine, quaint, MD; koynt, MD; quoynte, MD; queynte, MD, S3, C2; quaynte, MD; queynt, MD; quaynt, H.—OF. _cointe_, prudent, trim, friendly; Lat. _cognitum_.

Cointeliche, _adv._ skilfully, neatly, quaintly, MD; quoynteliche, MD; queyntelich, MD; queynteli, S3; queinteliche, S2; quaintelye, S2.

Cointise, _sb._ art, skill, cunning, MD; quointise, MD, S2; quantise, H; queyntise, MD, S3; quaintis, H.—OF. _cointise_.

Coite, _sb._ quoit; coyte, Prompt., Palsg., Manip.; coitis, _pl._, S3. Cp. the v. _coit_, JD; OF. _coitier_, to push, press (Bartsch).

Coiten, _v._ to play quoits, Prompt., Palsg.

Cok, _sb._ cook, S2; cokes, _pl._, C3, PP; kokes, PP.—AS. _cóc_; Lat. _coquus_, from _coquere_, to cook.

Cokedrill, _sb._ crocodile, HD, MD; cocadrylle, Voc.; cokodrilles, _pl._, HD; cocodrilly, Trev. 1. 131, MD.—Low Lat. _cocodrillus_; cp. It. _cocodrillo_, a crocodile (Florio), Sp. _cocodrillo_, a serpent, crocodile (Minsheu); Lat. _crocodilus_; Gr. κροκόδειλος. Cf. Cocatrice.

Cokeney, _sb._ cook’s assistant, scullion, undercook, petted child, cockney, MD, PP, S2; cocknaie, MD; coknay, Prompt., Cath.; cokenay, CM; cocknaye, Palsg. (s.v. _bring_); cockney, Sh.; kokeney, PP; coknayes, _pl._, S3.

Coker, _sb._ quiver, also a kind of half-boots or gaiters, MD; koker, MD; cocur, Prompt. (see _n._); cokeres, _pl._, PP; cockers, HD, ND.—AS. _cocer_, a quiver.

Coket, _sb._ a seal with which bread sold in London was stamped by a public officer, Ducange; cocket, Cath. (_n._); certificate, S3, ND.

Coket, _sb._ a kind of fine bread stamped, PP, S2. Cp. Low Lat. _panis de coket_, see Ducange (s.v. _coket_). See above.

Cokewold, _sb._ cuckold, CM; kokewolde, P; kukwald, Voc.; cockewold, MD; kukeweld, MD; cokolde, MD, SkD.—Cp. Prov. _cugol_; Lat. _cuculum_, cuckoo. See Cukkow.

Col-, _prefix_, expressing depreciation, contempt. _Comb._:—col-fox, a crafty fox, C; col-knif, a big knife, MD; col-prophet, false prophet, ND; cold-prophet, ND; cole-prophet, ND; colle-tragetour, false juggler, CM (5. 248. 187).

Cold, _adj._ cold, PP; chald, S; kald, S; cald, S2, MD; kold, S; chold, S; cheld, S2; cold, evil, G.—AS. _ceald_, _cald_: Goth. _kalds_ from OTeut. *_kalan_, to freeze, cp. Icel. _kala_ (pt. _kól_, pp. _kalinn_).

Colde, _v._ to grow cold, C3, MD.—AS. _cealdian_.

Cole, _sb._ cabbage, cale, kail, Voc., MD; cool, MD; kale, MD, H.—AS. _cole_ (OET); cp. Icel. _kál_; Lat. _caulis_, stalk, cabbage; see Weigand (s.v. _kohl_).

Cole, _sb._ charcoal, coal, S, S2; coole, MD; coylle, MD; coles, _pl._, C2, C3; coolis, W; koles, S2.—AS. _col_ (OET).

Cole, _adj._ cool, somewhat cold, Prompt., MD.—AS. _cól_; cp. OHG. _kuali_ (Otfrid).

Colen, _v._ to cool, MD, Prompt., G, H.—AS. _cólian_; cp. OHG. _kualen_ (Otfrid).

Coler, _sb._ collar, MD; coller, _torques_, Prompt.; colers, _pl._, P.—OF. _coler_ (F. _collier_); Lat. _collare_, from _collum_, neck.

Colere, _sb._ anger, C, MD.—OF. _colere_; Lat. _cholera_; Gr. χολέρα, an affection of the bile.

Colerik, _adj._ choleric, passionate, C2, MD; coleryke, Cath.—Lat. _cholericus_, having one’s bile affected; Gr. χολερικός, from χολή, gall.

Coles, _sb. pl._ (?); in _phr._: swearing precious coles, S3.

Collacioun, _sb._ conference, CM.—OF. _collacion_, discourse, harangue; Lat. _collationem_, a bringing together, conferring.

Collen, _v._ to embrace, W2, MD; kollen, S2. _Der._: collyngis, _sb. pl._, W2.—Cp. OF. _collée_, a neck-embracement (Cotg.). See Coler.

Collerie, _sb._ eye-salve, W; colirie, MD; colorye, HD.—Lat. _collyrium_; Gr. κολλύριον.

Colloppe, _sb._ a slice of flesh, _carbonella_, Prompt., MD, Palsg.; collop, Cath., Cotg. (s.v. _riblette_); colope, Voc.; colop, Cath. (_n._); coloppe, PP; colhoppe, PP, Voc.; collip, Manip.; colopus, _pl._, PP, S2.

Colour, _sb._ colour, pretext, S3, C2; colur, S, MD.—AF. _colur_; Lat. _colorem_.

Col-plontes, _sb. pl._ cabbages, PP, S2; kole-plantes, PP; cale-plantes, PP. See Cole.

Coltre; see Culter.

Columbine, _sb._ columbine (flower), Alph., MD, Sh.; columbyne, Voc., Prompt.; columby, S3.—OF. _columbine_; Late Lat. _columbina_.

Colvyr; see Culuer.

Colwie, _adj._ grimy, S.

Colwyd, _pp._ _carbonatus_, Prompt. See Cole.

Comaunde, _v._ to command, PP, C; comanden, MD; comaundet, _pt. s._, S2; comande, S2, MD; cumand, S2.—OF. _comander_, _commander_; Late Lat. _commendare_, to order. Cf. Comenden.

Comaundement, _sb._ commandment, C, PP; comandement, C2.

Comaundour, _sb._ commander, C3, PP; comandour, S2.—OF. _commandeor_; Late Lat. _commendatorem_.

Combe, _sb._ comb for hair, comb of a bird, Prompt., Voc.; komb, MD.—AS. _camb_.

Combren, _v._ to encumber, overwhelm, MD, S3; comeren, S3; combrez, _pr. s._, S2; cumrit, _pt. s._, S2; cummerit, S3; cumbred, _pp._, S2.—OF. _combrer_ to hinder, from _combre_, a heap, see Ducange (s.v. _cumbra_); Lat. _cumulum_ (acc.).

Combre-world, _sb._ cumberer of the world, S3.

Combust, _pp._ burnt, MD, C3.—Lat. _combustus_, pp. of _comburere_, to burn.

Come, _sb._ a coming, S, S2, C3; kume, S; kime, S; cume, S; comes, _pl._, S.—AS. _cyme_.

Comelyng, _sb._ stranger, W, W2; kumeling, MD; comling, W; comlyng, S2; comelingis, _pl._, W; cumlyngis, H.

Comen, _v._ to come, S; cumen, S; kumen, S; cum, S2; com, S2; cuminde, _pr. p._, S; comynde, S2; cominde, S2; comste, comest thou, S2; comþ, _pr. s._, S2; com, _pt. s._, S, S2, G; cam, S, G, P; kam, S; come, _2 pt. s._, S, G; coman, _pt. pl._, S; coomen, C2; comen, MD, S, G; come, S2; i-cumen, _pp._, S; i-kumen, S; i-cume, S; i-comen, S; i-come, S, S2; comen, S2, S3, G; come, S2.—AS. _cuman_; cp. Goth. _kwiman_.

Comenden, _v._ to commend, C2, PP; commended, _pp._, PP.—Lat. _commendare_. Cf. Comaunde.

Comers, _sb. pl._, strangers, visitors, passers-by, S2, PP; comeres, PP.

Commoditie, _sb._ advantage, profit, S3, ND, Sh.—OF. _commodité_ (Cotg.); Lat. _commoditatem_.

Comp, _sb._ contest, S; see Camp.

Compainoun, _sb._ companion, MD.—OF. _compagnon_; Late Lat. _companionem_.

Companable, _adj._ sociable, PP, C; companabile, H.—OF. _compaignable_ (Cotg.).

Companie, _sb._ company, MD, C2; compaynye, S; compainie, S2.—OF. _companie_, from _compain_, an associate at meals; from Lat. _cum_ + _panis_, bread.

Comparisoun, _sb._ comparison, MD, C2.—OF. _comparison_; Late Lat. _comparationem_.

Comparisounen, _v._ to compare, MD, W (Mark 4. 30), S2.

Compas, _sb._ circle, circuit, device, craft, MD, C3, G; compaas, C; compasse, S3; cumpas, W2.—OF. _compas_; Late Lat. _compassum_ (acc.).

Compassen, _v._ to go round, to devise, contrive, MD; cumpas, W2; conpassed, _pp._, S3.—AF. _compasser_.

Compassyng, _sb._ craft, contrivance, C.

Compeir, _v._ to appear, S3.—OF. _comper-_, tonic stem of _compareir_; Lat. _comparere_.

Comper, _sb._ compeer, comrade, C, S2; compere, Prompt.; cumpers, _pl._, MD.—Of OF. origin; Lat. _comparem_, (acc.).

Complie, _sb._ the last church-service of the day, compline, MD; cumplie, S, MD.—OF. _complie_; Church Lat. _completa_ (_hora_).

Compline, _sb._ compline, MD; complyn, MD; cumplyne, _completorium_, Prompt. See above.

Composicion, _sb._ arrangement, agreement, C, C2.—AF. _composicion_; Lat. _compositionem_.

Comptroller; see Controller.

Comsen, _v._ to commence, S2, PP, MD; cumsen, S2, PP.—OF. _comencer_; Lat. _com_ + _initiare_.

Comune, _adj._ common, PP; comun, MD; comyn, MD; comen, S2.—AF. _commun_; Lat. _communem_ (acc.).

Comune, _sb._ the commons, commonalty, PP; commune, C2; comunes, _pl._, PP; comyns, S2, PP.

Comunlych, _adv._ commonly, S2; comunliche, PP; comunly, C2.

Comyn, _sb._ cummin, C2, MD, Prompt.; cummyn, W.—OF. _comin_; Lat. _cyminum_ (Vulg.); Gr. κύμινον.

Comynalte, _sb._ community, W2.—AF. _communalte_; OF. _communaulte_; Late Lat. *_communalitatem_, from _communalis_.

Comyne, _v._ to commune, W, W2; commune, C3.—OF. _communier_; Lat. _communicare_.

Comynere, _sb._ participator, W.

Comynte, _sb._ community, W2; comunete, PP.—Lat. _communitatem_.

Con, _pr. s._ can, know, S. _Phr._: con-þonk, thanks, S; see Kunnen.

Conabill, _adj._ suitable, convenient, B.—OF. _covenable_, _convenable_; Late Lat. _convenabilem_.

Conand, _sb._ covenant, B; Connand, B; Cunnand, B.—OF. _convenant_, agreeing, befitting, also, a covenant, pr. p. of _convenir_; Lat. _convenire_. See Couenaunt.

Conandly, _adv._ befittingly, S3.

Conceipt, _sb._ imagination, fancy, idea, MD, S3; conceit, C3; conceits, _pl._, fantastic patterns, S3.

Conceiven, _v._ to comprise, to conceive, to imagine, MD; conceyue, PP.—OF. _concevoir_; Lat. _concipere_.

Conduit, _sb._ guidance, a conduit, MD; condut, MD; condite, MD; conduyte, S3; cundyth, Voc.; condeth, MD; kundites, _pl._, S3.—OF. _conduit_ (Bartsch); Lat. _conductum_, from _conducere_.

Confessen, _v._ to confess, to receive a confession, MD.—AF. _confesser_; from Lat. _confessus_, pp. of _conefiteor_.

Confessor, _sb._ a confessor of Christianity before the heathen, a hearer of confessions, MD, S; cunfessurs, _pl._, S.—AF. _confessor_; Church Lat. _confessorem_.

Confiture, _sb._ an apothecary’s mixture, C3.—OF. _confiture_ (Cotg.); Late Lat. _confectura_.

Confort, _sb._ comfort, C3, C, PP.—AF. _confort_.

Conforten, _v._ to strengthen, comfort, MD, C, P; counforte, S2, PP.—AF. _conforter_; Late Lat. _confortare_; Lat. _con_ + _fortis_, strong.

Confounden, _v._ to bring to confusion, C3; confoundet, _pp._, PP.—AF. _confoundre_; Lat. _confundere_.

Confus, _pp._ put to confusion, C3, C, PP.—AF. _confus_, pp.; Lat. _confusum_.

Congie, _v._ to bid farewell to, dismiss, get rid of, PP; congeye, PP, MD; cunge, PP.—OF. _congier_, to dismiss, from _congié_, _cumgiet_; Late Lat. _commiatum_, Lat. _commeatum_, permission to go.

Conisantes, _sb. pl._ badges, S3; see Cognisaunce.

Conjecten, _v._ to guess, suppose, MD, S3.—Lat. _conjectare_.

Coniectere, _sb._ diviner, W2.

Conjoignen, _v._ to conjoin, MD; coniunit, _pp._, S3.—From OF. _conjoignant_, pr. p. of _conjoindre_; Lat. _conjungere_.

Con-ioyninge, _sb._ conjoining, C3.

Conne, _v._ to know, to be able, S2, S3; see Kunnen.

Conne, _v._ to test, examine, con, C2, P; kun, H; cunnien, SkD.—AS. _cunnian_, to try to know.

Conning, _sb._ science, skill, C2, C3; konning, C2; coninge, S2; kunnyng, W.

Conning, _adj._ skilful, C2.

Conningly, _adv._ skilfully, C2.

Conrey, _sb._ division of troops, also provision, MD; conrai, S2.—OF. _cunrei_ (_conroi_), equipage, arrangement, a division of troops (Bartsch); It. _corredo_, equipage, paraphernalia (Florio); Low Lat. _corredium_, _conredium_, equipage, provision, entertainment (Ducange); _con_ + _redium_, a word of Teut. origin.

Conseil, _sb._ counsel, S, S2, C2; counseil, G, C; consail, PP.—OF. _conseil_; Lat. _consilium_.

Conseili, _v._ to advise, S2; conseille, PP.—OF. _conseillier_.

Constable, _sb._ constable, warden, officer, C3, PP; conestable, MD; cunstable, PP; cunestable, S.—OF. _conestable_; Late Lat. _comes stabuli_, see Brachet.

Constablesse, _sb._ constable’s wife, S2, C3.

Constance, _sb._ constancy, C2, MD.—OF. _constance_ (Cotg.); Lat. _constantia_.

Constorie, _sb._ an ecclesiastical court, PP, S2; consistorie, PP, CM.—Church Lat. _consistorium_, a place of assembly, from Lat. _consistere_, to stand together.

Contek, _sb._ strife, contention, C, G, H, MD, CM; contumely, MD; contak, MD; conteke, HD; conteck, HD, ND; contakt, HD.—AF. _contek_.

Conteken, _v._ to strive, MD.

Contekour, _sb._ one who quarrels, HD.

Contenance, _sb._ look, gesture, outward appearance, encouragement, favour, MD, S2, C2; contenaunce, PP, C3; cuntenaunce, S2; countenance, S3; continaunce, G.—OF. _contenance_; Late Lat. _continentia_, mien.

Contesse; see Countesse.

Contrarie, _adj._ contrary, C2, C3.—AF. _contrarie_ (OF. _contraire_); Lat. _contrarium_.

Contrarien, _v._ to oppose, C2.—OF. _contrarier_; Late Lat. _contrariare_.

Contree, _sb._ country, MD, C2, C3; contre, MD, C; contreie, S2; contreye, S2; cuntre, S2, MD, C; contrai, S2, MD.—OF. _contree_ (AF. _cuntree_), Prov. _contrada_; Late Lat. _contrata_, from Lat. _contra_, see SkD.

Control, _sb._ restrictive authority, Sh.—OF. _contre-rôle_, _contre-rolle_, a duplicate roll, used for verification, see Brachet, Cotg. (s.v. _controlle_).

Control, _v._ to restrain, check, Sh.

Controller, _sb._ superintendent, overseer of accounts, Sh.; comptroller, S3.

Controven, _v._ to contrive, MD, PP; controeven, MD, S2; contreven, PP; contriven, MD.—AF. _controver_; _con_ + OF. _trover_, to find, compose poetry; Low Lat. _tropare_, from _tropus_, a song, lit. a trope, turn of speech; Gr. τρόπος, a turn.

Conventiculis, _sb. pl._ assemblies, W2.

Conveyen, _v._ to accompany, also to bring, MD.—AF. _cunveier_; Late Lat. _conviare_, to accompany.

Conyng, _sb._ cony, rabbit, MD, S2, S3, P; konyng, S; cunin, S; conig, MD, HD; cony, Prompt., HD; conies, _pl._, S3.—AF. _conyng_, _conyn_, _conil_ (pl. _conis_); Lat. _cuniculum_ (acc.).

Conyngere, _sb._ rabbit-warren, MD, HD; connyngere, Prompt.

Coosted, _pt. pl._ went past, S3; see Costey.

Coostez, _sb. pl._ properties, qualities, S2; see Cost.

Coote; see Cote.

Cop, _sb._ top, head, MD, S2, C, W, W2; coppe, _dat._, MD, W2; coppis, _pl._, W2.

Cope, _sb._ cape, cope, Voc., S2, C; kope, S; coope, Prompt., MD; copis, _pl._, P.—Cp. Icel. _kápa_; Late Lat. _cāpa_, _cappa_.

Copen, _v._ to cover with a cope, provide with a cope, PP, S2; i-copet, _pp._, S2.

Copen, _v._ to barter, to meet, to have to do with, to encounter, S3, Sh.—Cp. Du. _koopen_, to buy.

Coper, _sb._ copper, C3, MD; copyr, Voc., Prompt.; copper, MD.—Du. _koper_; Late Lat. _cuper_, _cuprum_, for Lat. _cyprium_ (_aes_); from _Cyprus_; Gr. Κύπρος.

Coppe, _sb._ cup, S2, P; see Cuppe.

Corage, _sb._ heart, spirit, MD, C, C2.—AF. _corage_.

Corageus, _adj._ courageous, S2, MD; corageous, C2.—OF. _corageus_.

Coral, _sb._ coral, MD; coralle, Prompt.; corall, Palsg., Manip.; curall, S3.—OF. _coral_; Lat. _corallum_, _corallium_; Gr. κοράλλιον.

Corasiue, _sb._ a corrosive, S3; see Corosif.

Coraye, _v._ to curry a horse, MD; see Curry.

Corbel, _sb._ raven, MD; corbyal, S2; corby, S3.—OF. _corbel_ (F. _corbeau_); Late Lat. _corvellum_ (acc.), from Lat. _coruus_.

Cordewane, _sb._ Spanish leather, C2; cordewan, MD; cordewayne, Voc.; cordwane, Prompt.; corduane, Voc.; corden, MD.—OF. _cordouan_, _corduan_, Prov. _cordoan_, Sp. _cordován_, cordovan leather (Minsheu), from _Cordova_, name of a town in Andalusia.

Cordwaner, _sb._ a worker in leather, Prompt.; cordwainer, SkD.—AF. _cordewaner_. See above.

Core, _sb._ the heart, central part of fruit, Prompt., MD.—OF. _cor_; Lat. _cor_.

Coriour, _sb._ currier, W; curiour, W. See Curry.

Corn, _sb._ a grain, corn, MD, S, C3; coren, S; cornys, _gen._, S3; corns, _pl._, S2; cornes, S2, PP, C2, W.—AS. _corn_, Goth. _kaurn_; cp. Lat. _grānum_; see Brugmann, § 306.

Corny, _adj._ strong of the corn or malt (applied to ale), C3.

Corone, _sb._ crown, MD, C2, C3; coroune, MD, C2; corowne, C; corune, MD; croune, S; the tonsure, G; crune, S; krune, S; crun, S; crounis, _pl._, S3.—AF. _corone_ (_coroune_) Lat. _corona_.

Coronen, _v._ to crown, MD; corounen, S2, C2; crouni, MD, S2; y-corouned, _pp._, S2; y-crouned, S3; y-coroned, PP; i-kruned, S; cruned, S.—OF. _coroner_ (_coruner_).

Corosif, _adj._ corrosive, C3; corrosive, _sb._, a corrosive, a caustic, ND; corsive, ND; corasiue, S3; corsye, S2; corzie, ND.—OF. _corrosif_, biting away.

Corour, _sb._ runner, W2; see Currour.

Cors, _sb._ curse, S3, G; see Curs.

Cors, _sb._ a body, a dead body, MD, S, C2, C3, PP; corps, S3, C2; corpis, S3.—AF. _cors_, _corps_; Lat. _corpus_.

Cors, _sb._ course, S2; see Cours.

Corsaint, _sb._ the body of a saint, a relic, MD; corseynt, S2; corseint, CM, PP.—AF. _corsaint_; Lat. _corpus sanctum_.

Corser, _sb._ horsedealer, MD, S3, HD; see Courser.

Corsing, _sb._ exchange, barter, S2; horse-dealing, HD.

Corsye, _sb._ a corrosive, S2; see Corosif.

Cort, _sb._ court, MD; see Court.

Corteis, _adj._ courteous, S2; corteys, S2; curteis, S3, C.—AF. _curteis_; Late Lat. _cortensem_, _curtensem_.

Corteisliche, _adv._ courteously, PP; curteisly, C2.

Cortesye, _sb._ courtesy, PP; curteysy, S2; curteisie, S2, C2, C3.—AF. _curteisie_.

Corumpable, _adj._ corruptible, C.

Corumpen, _v._ to corrupt, MD; corrumpen, C.—OF. _corrumpre_; Lat. _corrumpere_.

Corupcions, _sb. pl._ sores, illnesses, PP.

Coruen, _pp._ carved, S3, C; see Keruen.

Cos, _sb._ kiss, S, W, W2; see Cus.

Cosan, _pp._ chosen, S; see Chesen.

Cosset, _sb._ a lamb brought up without her dam, S3, ND.

Cosshe, _sb._ a little house, Prompt., Palsg.

Cost, _sb._ rib, side of a human body, shore, coast, MD, S2; coste, C2; costes, _pl._, S2, P.—AF. _coste_; Lat. _costa_.

Cost, _sb._ nature, property, condition, manner, MD; costez, _pl._, properties, S2; coostez, S2. Cf. Cust.

Costage, _sb._ expense, C2, HD.—OF. _costage_. See Costen.

Costard, _sb._ a kind of apple, Prompt., ND; humorous expression for the head, Sh., ND; costarde, S3; costard, a cap, ND. It probably means the ‘ribbed apple.’—OF. _coste_ + _ard_, see SkD (p. 796).

Costard-jagger, _sb._ costermonger, ND.

Costard-monger, _sb._ seller of apples, costermonger, SkD; costard-mongar, Palsg.; costerd-monger, SkD; costar-monger, ND.

Coste, _sb._ cost, P; coust, MD; cost, C2.—AF. _cust_, _coust_.

Costen, _v._ to cost, MD; coste, _pt. s._, C2; costed, P; costed, _pp._, P.—OF. _coster_ (_couster_); Lat. _constare_.

Costey, _v._ to coast, also to come near, approach, MD; coosted, _pt. pl._ went past, S3.—OF. _costoier_ (F. _côtoyer_). See Cost.

Costlewe, _adj._ costly, CM, MD; costelewe, Prompt. See -lewe.

Cosyn, _sb._ cousin, C, PP; cosin, S, S2; cusyng, S3; cosyns, _pl._ kinsmen, W; cousyns, W.—AF. _cosin_ (_cousyn_); cp. Late Lat. _cosinus_ (Brachet); Lat. _consobrinus_.

Cosynage, _sb._ kindred, fellowship, H; cusynage, H.

Cote, _sb._ cottage, S, Voc., C, C2; cotes, _pl._ sheep-cotes, S3; coates, S3.—AS. _cot_, also _cyte_ (Grein); cf. OHG. _cutti_, ‘grex’ (Tatian).

Cote, _sb._ garment, coat, S2, PP, S3, C2, C; coote, C, W.—AF. _cote_, OF. _cotte_, PS. 21. 18; MHG. _kotte_, _kutte_.

Cote-armure, _sb._ coat-armour, linen coat with armorial bearings worn over armour, body-armour, S3, C2, C.

Coten, _v._ to provide with coats, S2; cotyd, _pp._ clothed, S3.

Couche, _sb._ chamber, W.

Couchen, _v._ to lay, place together, to lie down, MD, S2, C2, C3; cowchyn, Prompt.; cowchen, C.—AF. _cucher_, _cocher_, OF. _colcher_; Lat. _collocare_.

Coude, _pt. s._ could, S2. See Kunnen.

Counforte, _v._ to comfort, S2, PP. See Conforten.

Counte, _sb._ county, shire, P, MD; countee, MD, PP.—AF. _counte_; Late Lat. _comitatum_.

Countesse, _sb._ countess, C2; contesse, S2; cuntesse, S.—AF. _contesse_, from OF. _conte_, _comte_; Late Lat. _comitem_, a count (a court dignity), in Lat. a companion.

Countrefete, _v._ to counterfeit, C, C2; contrefete, MD; counterfeted, _pp._, C3.—From OF. _contrefet_, _contrefeit_, pp. of _contrefeire_, _contrefaire_; Lat. _contra_ + _facere_.

Countre-taille, _sb._ correspondence (of sound); in _phr._: at the countretaille, with corresponding sound, C2.—OF. _contretaille_, the one part of a tally, the counter-tenor part in music (Cotg.).

Countryng, _sb._ countering in music, S3; the plain chant, S3 (_n_).—See S3 (p. 453).

Coupable, _adj._ culpable, PP; cupabil, H.—OF. _coupable_.

Coupe, _sb._ fault, PP; culpe, PP, ND.—OF. _coupe_, _colpe_; Lat. _culpa_.

Coupe, _sb._ cup, S2; cupe, S.—AF. _cupe_; Lat. _cupa_. Cf. Cuppe.

Courben, _v._ to bend, MD; courbed, _pt. s._, P.—OF. _courber_; Lat. _curuare_.

Courche, _sb._ kerchief, S3; see Couerchief.

Cours, _sb._ running, course, MD, C2, C3; cors, S2.—AF. _cours_; Lat. _cursum_ (acc.).

Courser, _sb._ a steed, MD, C2; coursour, MD; cowrcer, Prompt.—OF. _coursier_; Late Lat. _cursarium_ (acc.).

Courser, _sb._ horse-dealer, Palsg.; corser, MD, S3 (s.v. _horse_); scorser, ND.

Court, _sb._ court, enclosure, yard, PP, MD; curt, S; kurt, S; cort, MD; courte, PP.—AF. _curt_; Late Lat. _cortem_; Lat. _cohortem_, an enclosure.

Courteislich, _adv._ courteously, PP; see Corteisliche.

Courte-py, _sb._ short coat or cloak, PP, S2, C; cowrteby, Voc.; kourteby, P; courte-pies, _pl._, PP; court-pies, PP.—Cp. Du. _kort_, short + _pije_, rough coat; cp. E. _pea_ in _pea-jacket_.

Couthe, _v._ to make known, PP; see Kythen.

Couthe, _pt. s._ could, knew, S, S2, S3; _pp._, S2; couth, C2; see Kunnen.

Couthe, _sb._ kith, PP; see Kyth.

Coue, _sb._ den, S2.—ONorth. _cófa_, ‘spelunca’ (John II.38).

Coveiten, _v._ to covet, MD, PP; coueitiden, _pt. pl._, W2.—AF. _coveiter_, OF. _cuveitier_; Late Lat. *_cupiditare_. See Constans.

Coveitise, _sb._ greed, avarice, PP; coueityse, C3; couetise, PP; couetyse, S2, S3; coueitisis, _pl._, W.—OF. _coveitise_.

Coveitous, _adj._ covetous, MD; coueytous, S2; couetous, S2.—OF. _coveitus_, AF. _cuveitus_; Late Lat. *_cupiditosum_.

Couenable, _adj._ proper, fit, agreeing, W, MD, S2, H; cuuenable, S; conabill, H; conable, Prompt.; cunabil, H.—AF. _cuvenable_; Late Lat. _convenabilem_.

Couenaunt, _sb._ a covenant, PP; couenant, PP; covand, MD; conant, MD.—AF. _covenant_, OF. _convenant_, pr. p. of _convenir_, to agree; Lat. _conuenire_.

Couent, _sb._ an assembly, a convent, MD, PP, C2, C3; couant, PP.—OF. _covent_, _convent_; Church Lat. _conventus_, from Lat. _conuenire_, to come together.

Couerchief, _sb._ kerchief, MD; keuerchief, MD; kerchef, C3; kyrchefe, Prompt.; courchef, HD; courche, S3; kerche, Prompt.—OF. _couvre-chef_, covering for the head (Cotg.).

Coueren, _v._ to cover, MD, C2; keueren, MD, S3, P, W; kuueren, MD; kyueren, MD, W.—AF. _covrir_; Lat. _cooperire_.

Coveren, _v._ to gain, to heal, to recover one’s health, MD, S2, W; keueren, MD, CM, PP; kuueren, MD, S2; keuord, _pt. s._, H.—OF. _covrer_, (in _recovrer_) _coubrer_, to seize (Bartsch); Lat. _-cuperare_ (in _recuperare_); cp. Late Lat. _cuperamentum_, acquisition (Ducange).

Couert, _adj._ and _sb._ covert, hidden, a covert, MD; cowart, S3.—OF. _covert_, pp. of _covrir_.

Couerture, _sb._ bed-clothes, horse-cover, covering, MD, S; kuuertur, S.—OF. _coverture_.

Couine, _sb._ conspiracy, craft, deceit, trickery, S3, MD, HD; covyne, C; covin, MD, ND; coven, ND.—AF. _covine_, from OF. _covenir_, _convenir_; Lat. _conuenire_.

Cow, _sb._ cow, MD, Voc.; ku, S, MD, Voc.; cou, MD; kues, _gen. s._, S; ky, _pl._, MD, S3; kie, MD; kye, H; kyn, MD, S2, C; kyne, S3, P; kyȝn, S2; kyen, PP; kien, W2; ken, MD, S2, PP.—AS. _cú_, pl. _cý_ (gen. _cúna_).

Coward, _adj._ and _sb._ cowardly, a coward, MD, C2.—AF. _coward_, _cuard_, cp. the heraldic term _lion couard_, a lion with his tail between his legs, and the name for the hare in the old terms of hunting ‘la _cowarde_ ou la court _cowe_,’ i.e. short-tail.—Formed with the suffix _-ard_ from OF. _coe_, tail; Lat. _cauda_. Cp. It. _codardo_, from _coda_, a tail.

Cowardie, _sb._ cowardice, C; cowardy, MD.—OF. _couardie_.

Cowart, _sb._ covert, S3; see Couert.

Cowde, Cowthe, _pt. s._ could, knew, G; see Kunnen.

Cowschet, _sb._ cushat, wood-pigeon, S3; cowscott, Voc.; cowshot, SkD.—AS. _cúsceote_ (Voc.), _cúscute_ (OET.).

Coy, _adj._ still, quiet, MD, C, C2; sober, _modestus_, Prompt.—AF. _coy_, quiet, OF. _coi_, Ps. 77. 13, also _coit_; Lat. _quietum_.

Crabbe, _sb._ crab, S, Voc., Prompt.; also (in building) an arch, _fornix_, _cancer_, MD.—AS. _crabba_; cp. AF. _crabbe_.

Crabbed, _adj._ shrewish, cross, bitter, C2, Palsg., MD, PP; crabbyd, ‘awke or wrawe, _cancerinus_’ Prompt.

Cracchen, _v._ to scratch, MD, PP, C; crechen, S; cark, JD.

Craft, _sb._ might, power, ability, art, craft, deceit, MD, S, S2, C2; creft, MD; craftes, _pl._ trades, P.—AS. _cræft_; cp. OHG. _kraft_ (Otfrid).

Crafti, _adj._ skilful, sly, MD, S2; crafty, C, P; crefti, S.

Crafti-man, _sb._ artificer, W.

Crage, _sb._ the neck, throat, S3, JD; crawe, the craw of fowls, Prompt., MD.—Cp. Du. _kraag_, neck, collar.

Crak, _sb._ a thunder-peal, MD. _Phr._: crakkis of wer, cannon, B.

Craken, _v._ to crack (like thunder), to cry out, to chatter, to break with a noise, MD, PP; crakede, _pt. s._, S.—AS. _cracian_.

Crammasyn, _sb._ and _adj._ crimson, S3; see Crimosine.

Crammen, _v._ to cram, stuff, MD; crommen, MD; cremmyn, Prompt.; i-crommet, _pp._, S2.—AS. _crammian_.

Crampe, _sb._ the cramp, Voc., Prompt., PP; craumpe, CM.—OF. _crampe_ (Cotg.); ODu. _krampe_.

Crane, _sb._ crane (bird), MD, Voc.; kranes, _pl._, MD; crennis, S3; cronez, MD.—AS. _cran_ (Voc.).

Crasen, _v._ to break, MD; crased, _pp._, S3, C3; crasid, PP. Cp. Swed. _krasa_, to break in pieces.

Cratche, _sb._ manger, W, W2; cratch, HD, Cotg. (s.v. _creiche_); cracche, Voc., Prompt.; crecche, MD.—OF. _creche_: Prov. _crepcha_, _crepia_; OHG. _crippea_ (Tatian). Cf. Cribbe.

Crauen, _v._ to crave, beg earnestly, S, MD, to prosecute, accuse, MD.—AS. _crafian_, ‘petere, postulare’; cp. Low Lat. _cravare_, in judicium mittere (also written _gravare_), see Schmid, Ducange.

Crawand, _pr. p._ crowing, S3; see Crowen.

Creat, _pp._ created, MD.—Lat. _creatus_, pp. of _creare_.

Creatour, _sb._ Creator, C3.—OF. _creatour_; Lat. _creatorem_.

Creature, _sb._ creature, MD; creatour, MD; creator, S2.—OF. _creature_; Lat. _creatura_.

Creaunce, _sb._ belief, MD, C3; creance, S2, C3.—OF. _crëance_, _credence_; Late Lat. _credentia_.

Creauncen, _v._ to borrow, MD.

Creaunt, _pr. p._ and _adj._ submitting as conquered, MD, PP; in _phr._: cry ‘creaunt,’ MD.—OF. _crëant_; Lat. _credentem_.

Crechen, _v._ to scratch, S; see Cracchen.

Crede, _sb._ the Creed, S, C3, PP; credo, S, PP.—Lat. _credo_, I believe.

Credensynge, _sb._ believing, S3.

Crefti, _adj._ crafty, S; see Crafti.

Creme, _sb._ the sacred oil used in anointing, chrism, Voc., HD, MD; cream, HD; creame, Palsg.; creyme, S2, Voc.; _Phr._: hille of creme, i.e. the Mount of Olives, MD.—OF. _cresme_; Church Lat. _chrisma_; Gr. χρίσμα. Cf. Crisme.

Cremelen, _v._ to anoint with oil or fat, MD; y-crymyled, _pp._, PP; kremelyd, MD; crymailed, PP.—OF. _cresmeler_, to anoint with holy oil.

Crempe, _v._ to draw in, S. Cf. G. _krämpfen_. See Crampe.

Crennis, _sb. pl._ cranes, S3; see Crane.

Crepen, _v._ to creep, S, C2; crope, MD; creap, _pt. s._, MD; crep, MD; crope, MD; _2 pt. s._, P; crupen, _pl._, MD; crepte, _pt. s._ (_weak_), MD; cropen, _pp._, MD.—AS. _créopan_, pt. _créap_ (pl. _crupon_), pp. _cropen_.

Creste, _sb._ crest (of bird, helmet), summit, MD, Prompt.; creistis, _pl._, S3.—OF. _creste_; Lat. _crista_.

Cresten, _adj._ Christian, S2; see Cristen.

Creyme, _sb._ the sacred oil, S2; see Creme.

Cribbe, _sb._ crib, manger; crib, MD; crybbe, Prompt.; cribbe, S, MD. Cp. OHG. _crippea_ (Tatian).

Crike, _sb._ creek, MD; krike, MD, S; cryke, C, Prompt.—Icel. _kriki_.

Crimosine, _sb._ and _adj._ crimson, S3; crimosin, SkD; crammasyn, S3.—OF. _cramoisin_ (_cramoisi_); Low Lat. _carmesinum_; from Pers. _qirmisi_, crimson; from Skt. _krmi_, a worm, insect, (i.e. the cochineal insect).

Crisme, _sb._ consecrated oil for anointing, MD; crysme, oil, Prompt.—Church Lat. _chrisma_, sacred oil; Gr. χρίσμα Cf. Creme.

Crisme-child, _sb._ the child anointed at baptism, MD.

Crisme-cloð, _sb._ the chrisom, the cloth tied round the head of the anointed child, S. Cp. Church Lat. _chrismalis pannus_.

Crisome, _sb._ the chrisom-cloth, _crismale_, Voc.; crysome, Palsg.; crisom, Cotg. (s.v. _cresmeau_).

Crist, _adj._ and _sb._ anointed, Christ, MD, S2, W, W2.—Lat. _Christus_; Gr. χριστός, anointed.

Cristen, _adj._ and _sb._ Christian, S, C2, C3; christen, S, S2; cresten, S2.—Lat. _Christianus_.

Cristendom, _sb._ Christianity, S, S2, C3; crystendom, S2.—AS. _cristendóm_.

Cristenly, _adv._ in a Christian manner, C3.

Cristes-messe, _sb._ Christmas, MD; Cristemasse, C2.

Cristiente, _sb._ Christendom, MD; cristiante, S3; cristianytee, S2, C3.—OF. _crestiente_, _cristientet_; Church Lat. _Christianitatem_.

Cristnien, _v._ to make Christian, to baptize, MD, S2; i-cristned, _pp._, S2; y-cristned, _pp._, S2; cristned, C3.—AS. _cristnian_.

Critouns, _sb. pl._ refuse of the frying-pan, W2.—OF. _cretons_ (Cotg.).

Crochette, _sb._ a small hook, crotchet (in music), MD; crochettes, _pl._ crockets, S3.—OF. _crochet_ (Bartsch).

Croft, _sb._ field, enclosure, PP, S2, MD.—AS. _croft_; cp. ODu. _crocht_, a field on the downs.

Croh, _sb._ a crock, waterpot, MD; cróós, _pl._, S.

Crois, _sb._ cross, PP, S, S3; croys, PP, S2, C2, C3; croiz, MD; croice, MD, S2.—OF. _crois_, _croiz_; Lat. _crŭcem_, see Brachet. Cf. Crouche, Cros.

Crok, _sb._ a hook, curl, a crooked way, wile, deceit, MD, Voc.; crokes, _pl._, S; crocks, HD. _Phr._: went on croke, went astray, H.—Icel. _krókr_.

Croken, _v._ to bend, to curl hair, to turn aside, MD, W2; crokid, _pp._ curved, W2; i-croked, S.

Croket, _sb._ curl, MD, HD.

Crokke, _sb._ crock, pot, S2, PP; crocke, S, Voc.—AS. _crocca_.

Crom-bolle, _sb._ crumb-bowl, S3.

Cromme, _sb._ crumb, C3; crumme, MD; crume, MD; crome, MD; crowm, Voc.—AS. _cruma_.

Crommen, _v._ to cram, MD, S2; see Crammen.

Crone, _sb._ an old hag, S2, MD, C3; crony, SkD. Cp. ODu. _kronie_, _karonie_, an old sheep; Picard _carone_ = F. _charogne_, see SkD (p. 797). See Caroigne.

Cronicle, _sb._ chronicle, MD.—OF. _cronique_. For the intrusive _l_ cp. _manciple_, _participle_, _principle_, _syllable_, _canticle_, _treacle_, _cardiacle_.

Cronique, _sb._ chronicle, S2; chronique, C.—OF. _cronique_; Late Lat. _chronica_; Gr. χρονικά, annals.

Croos, _sb. pl._ water-pots, S; see Croh.

Crop, _sb._ top, upper part of a tree, crop of corn, Voc., PP, S2; croppe, Prompt., Palsg.; croppes, _pl._, young shoots, C; croppis, S3.—AS. _crop_.

Crope, _2 pt. s._ didst creep, P; cropen, _pp._, MD; see Crepen.

Crope, _sb._ crupper, HD; croupe, CM, SkD.—OF. _crope_ (F. _croupe_).

Croper, _sb._ crupper, the hinder part of a horse, C3.—OF. _croupiere_ (Cotg.).

Cropiers, _sb. pl._ the housings on a horse’s back, HD.

Cropone, _sb._ the buttock, HD.—AF. _cropoun_.

Cros, _sb._ cross, PP, MD; crosse, P, MD.—ONorse, _cros_ (_cors_); cp. Ir. _cros_, Prov. _cros_. Cf. Crois.

Crosselet, _sb._ a small crucible, C3; croslet, C3. See SkD (s.v. _crucible_).

Crouche, _sb._ the cross of Christ, crucifix, sign or representation of the cross, MD, PP, HD; cruche, PP; crowch, S.—Cp. OHG. _crûci_ (_krûzi_) in Otfrid; Lat. _cruci-_ (stem of _crux_). Cf. Crois.

Crouchen, _v._ to sign with the cross, MD; cruchen, MD; crowche, MD; crouched, _pt. s._, MD.

Croud, Croude, _sb._ a musical instrument (stringed), H, W; see Crowde.

Crouken, _v._ to croak, S2; crowken, Prompt.; croak, Sh.

Crouken, _v._ to bend down, S3, MD; see Croken.

Croune, _sb._ crown, the tonsure, S, G; see Corone.

Crouni; see Coronen.

Crouning, _sb._ crowning, S2; the tonsure, P. See above.

Crowch, _sb._ cross, S; see Crouche.

Crowd, _v._ to coo as a dove, S3; croud, JD.

Crowde, _sb._ a musical instrument (stringed), Prompt., Cath., Voc.; crouthe, MD; croud, H; croude (= _chorus_), W, H; crowd, ND; crouth, MD.—Wel. _crwth_, a fiddle: Ir. _cruit_: OIr. _crot_; cp. Low Lat. _chrotta_ (Ducange). Cf. Rote.

Crowde, _sb._ wheelbarrow, Prompt.

Crowden, _v._ to push, HD, S2, C3; crouden, MD, HD, C3; crude, to press forward, S; crowdyn, Prompt.; crud, _pt. s._, MD, HD.—AS. *_crúdan_, to press, drive, pt. _créad_ (pl. _crudon_), pp. _croden_; cp. Du. _kruyden_, to push (Hexham). See Sievers, 384, 385.

Crowdyng, _sb._ pressure, S2, C3.

Crowen, _v._ to crow; crawand, _pr. p._, S3; him croweth, _pr. s. reflex._, C3.—AS. _cráwan_, pt. _créow_, pp. _crawen_.

Crownell, _sb._ corolla, small crown, S3. See Corone.

Crucchen, _v._ to crouch, MD; cruchen, S3.

Cruche; see Crouche.

Crud, _sb._ curd, MD; curde, Prompt.; cruddes, _pl._, S2, PP; croddes, PP; crouds, JD; curddys, Voc.

Cruddid, _pp._ curded, W2.

Crude, _v._ to press forward, S; see Crowden.

Cruel, _adj._ cruel, MD; cruwel, MD; crewell, MD.—OF. _cruel_; Lat. _crudelem_.

Cruelnesse, _sb._ cruelty, MD; cruwelnes, S2.

Crueltee, _sb._ cruelty, C2.—AF. _cruelte_; Lat. _crudelitatem_.

Crulle, _adj._ curly, C; krulle, MD; crolle, MD.—Cp. G. _krolle_, curl; see Weigand.

Crune, _sb._ crown, S; see Corone.

Cry, _sb._ cry, MD; crye, Prompt.; crei, S.—AF. _cri_, _crie_.

Cryen, _v._ to cry, MD, PP; crie, PP; criȝinge, _pr. p._, S2; criȝed, _pt. s._, S2; crieden, _pl._, S; criede, S2.—AF. _crier_, _cryer_, for older _cridar_; cp. It. _gridare_.

Crymailed, _pp._ anointed, PP; y-crymyled, PP; see Cremelen.

Crystal, _sb._ ice, crystal, MD; cristal, W2.—AF. _cristal_; Lat. _crystallum_, ice (Vulg.), also, mountain-crystal; Gr. κρύσταλλος, ice.

Cubit, _sb._ elbow, a cubit (measure), MD; cubytes, _pl._, C2; cupydez, S2.—Lat. _cubitum_.

Cucurbite, _sb._ a gourd-shaped chemical vessel.—Lat. _cucurbita_, gourd.

Cudde, _pt. s._ made known, S; see Cuðen, Kythen.

Cude, _sb._ cud, S, MD; code, MD; cudde, Prompt., Palsg.; quide, MD; quede, MD; quid, HD, SkD.

Cuen, _sb._ queen, S; see Quene.

Cuffe, _sb._ cuff, PP, Prompt., Palsg.; coffes, _pl._, PP.—Cp. MHG. _kuffe_, coif. Cf. Coife.

Cukkow, _sb._ cuckoo, MD, Prompt.; cocow, Voc.; cocowe, Palsg.; cucko, Voc.; gukgo, S3.—OF. _coucou_; Lat. _cuculum_ (acc.).

Culle, _v._ to strike, to kill, P; see Kulle.

Culme, _sb._ soot, Prompt.

Culorum, _sb._ end, conclusion, PP.—For Lat. _seculorum_ in the _phr._: _in secula seculorum_, for ever and ever, at the end of the Gloria Patri.

Culpon, _sb._ slice, shred, MD, C; culpown, Prompt.; culpen, Manip.—AF. _colpoun_; Low Lat. _colponem_; cp. F. _coupon_.

Culter, _sb._ coulter, the fore-iron of a plough, PP, Voc., Prompt.; kulter, PP; coltre, PP.—Lat. _culter_.

Culuer, _sb._ dove, MD, W, W2; cullfre, S; colvyr, Voc.; culuere, S2.—AS. _culfre_ (OET.).

Culuer-briddis, _sb. pl._ young pigeons, W.

Cum-; see Com-.

Cumen, _v._ to come, S; see Comen.

Cumlyng, _sb._ stranger, H; see Comelyng.

Cumplie, _sb._ compline, S; see Complie.

Cumrit, _pt. s._ encumbered, S2; cummerit, S3; see Combren.

Cumsen, _v._ to commence, S2, PP; see Comsen.

Cun, _v._ to know how to, H; see Kunnen.

Cun, _sb._ kin, kind, nature, S; cunne, _dat._, S; see Kyn.

Cun-; see Con-.

Cunde, _sb._ kind, nature, S; see Kynde.

Cunde, _adj._ natural, kind, MD; see Kynde.

Cundeliche, _adv._ naturally, S; see Kyndely.

Cunes-mon, _sb._ kinsman, S; see Kynes-man.

Cunin, _sb._ cony, rabbit, S; see Conyng.

Cunnen, _v._ to know, to be able, S, S2; see Kunnen.

Cunreadnes, _sb. pl._ kindreds, S; see Kyn-rede.

Cupabil, _adj._ culpable, H; see Coupable.

Cuppe, _sb._ cup, S, C2, C; kuppe, S; coppe, S2, P.—AS. _cuppe_; Lat. _cupa_. Cf. Coupe.

Cuppe-mel, _adv._ by cupfuls, S2, PP; in cupmel, P.

Cupydez, _sb. pl._ cubits, S2; see Cubit.

Curace, sb. cuirass, S3, SkD; curat, HD.—OF. _cuirace_; Late Lat. _coracium_, from Lat. _corium_, leather.

Curall, _sb._ coral, S3; see Coral.

Curat, _sb._ curate, C.—Late Lat. _curatus_.

Curatour, _sb._ curate, priest who has cure of souls, PP, S2.

Cure, _sb._ a charge, cure of souls, PP, C3; cures, _pl._, pursuits, C2.—Church Lat. _cura_.

Curiour, _sb._ currier, W; see Coriour.

Curious, _adj._ busy, zealous, eager to know, dainty, fine, MD, S3; careful, C.

Curlew, _sb._ curlew, _coturnix_, Prompt., W2 (Ps. 104. 40); curlu, H; kurlu, MD; corlew, MD; curlowyr, Voc.—OF. _corlieu_, curlew (Cotg.).

Currour, _sb._ runner, courier, W2; corour, W2; currours, _pl._ light-armed troops, S3.

Curry, _v._ to prepare leather, to curry horses, to rub down, flatter, S3, MD; currayyn, Prompt.; coraye, MD.—OF. _couraër_, _coureer_ (F. _courroyer_); It. _corredare_; from Low Lat. _conredium_. See Conrey.

Curs, _sb._ curse, C, G; cors, S3, G.

Cursedly, _adv._ wickedly, C2.

Cursednes, _sb._ malice, wickedness, C2; cursednesse, C2; cursidnesse, misery, W2.

Cursen, _v._ to curse, MD; corse, S2; cursede, _pt. s._, S; corsed, _pp._, S2.—AS. _cursian_.

Curt, _sb._ court, S; see Court.

Curteis, _adj._ courteous, S3, C; see Corteis.

Curteisly, _adv._ courteously, C2; see Corteisliche.

Curteisye, _sb._ courtesy, PP; see Cortesye.

Cus, _sb._ kiss, Prompt.; coss, W; cos, S, W, W2; kosses, _pl._, MD; cossis, W2.—AS. _cos_; cp. OHG. _cus_ (Tatian).

Cusen; see Chesen.

Cussen, _v._ to kiss, S, MD; kussen, S; kesse, S, C2; custe, _pt. s._, S; keste, C2; kiste, S, C2; kest, S2; cusseden, _pl._, S2.—AS. _cyssan_; cp. OHG. _cussan_ (Tatian).

Cust, _sb._ choice, moral excellence, character, MD; custe, _dat._, S.—AS. _cyst_; cp. OHG. _kust_ (Otfrid). See Chesen.

Custome, _sb._ custom, a public due, MD, S; custume, S; costom, MD.—AF. _custume_, _coustume_; Late Lat. *_consuetunimem_, *_consuetuninem_; Lat. _consuetudinem_; see Constans, and SkD (p. 798).

Custome-house, _sb._ custom-house, S2.

Cut, _sb._ a cut twig, a lot, C, C3, H, Prompt., MD; kut, H, MD; cutte, Palsg.; kuttis, _pl._, H. _Phr._: to draw cuts, HD. See Kutten.

Cuth, _sb._ race, people, PP; see Kyth.

Cuth, _pp._ known, S; see Kunnen.

Cuðe, _pt. s._ could, knew, S; see Kunnen.

Cuðen, _v._ to make known, S; see Kythen.

Cuðmon, _sb._ acquaintance, kinsman, S.—AS. _cúðman_.

Cuðreden, _sb._ familiarity, MD.

Cuððe, _sb._ relationship, one’s native land, S, MD; see Kyth, Ceðen, Cheðen.

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-stów_ (Schmid).

Cwað, _pt. s._ quoth, S; see Queðen.

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.

Cweðen, _v._ to speak, S; cweð, _pt. s._, S; see Queðen.

Cwic, _adj._ living, S; see Quik.

Cwidden, _v._ to speak, announce, MD; i-cwiddet, _pp._, S.—AS. _cwiddian_.

Cwide, _sb._ speech, bequest, S; see Queðen.—AS. _cwide_, a saying.

Cyll, _sb._ a canopy, SkD (s.v. _ceil_).—OF. _ciel_, canopy, inner roof, ceiling (Cotg.); Lat. _caelum_, see Brachet, p. lv.

Cyne-rice, _sb._ kingdom, rule, S; see Kine-.

Cyrce-iærd, church-yard, S; see Chirche-ȝeard.