A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by Mayhew and Skeat

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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,

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1. Chapter 1 2. 1. A new and thoroughly revised edition of Stratmann’s Dictionary is 3. 4. The same, Second Series, pp. 89-109; 5. The Ormulum, ed. White, ll. 4. 4. Specimens of Lyric Poetry, ed. Wright (Alysoun, Plea for Pity, 5. Prologue, Passus 1, part of Pass. 2, Pass. 3, Pass. 5, parts of Pass. 6 6. 17. Wyclif’s translation of St. Mark’s Gospel, Chapters 1-6; Hereford’s 7. 6. Bartsch: Chrestomathie de l’ancien français (glossaire), 1880. 8. 13. _C3_: Chaucer; Man of Law, Pardoner, Second Nun, Canon’s Yeoman. 9. 14. _Cath._: Catholicon Anglicum (A.D. 1483), ed. Herrtage, 1881. EETS 10. 24. Ducange: Glossarium, ed. Henschel, 1883-7. 11. 45. OET: Oldest English Texts, ed. Sweet, 1885, EETS (83). 12. 48. _Palsg._: Palsgrave, Lesclaircissement de langue francoyse, ed. 13. 58. _SB_: Sinonoma Bartholomei, 14th Cent. Glossary, ed. Mowat, 1882. 14. 75. _W_: Wycliffe, New Testament (Purvey’s revision), ed. Skeat, 1879. 15. 76. _W2_: Wycliffe, Job, Psalms, &c. (revised by Hereford and Purvey), 16. 77. _WA_: Wars of Alexander, ed. Skeat, 1887, EETS (Extra Series 17. 81. ZRP: Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie, ed. Gröber. 18. 36. 2). 19. 44. 8).—AF. _ceptre_; Lat. _sceptrum_; Gr. σκῆπτρον, staff. 20. 67. 37).—AS. _clúd_. 21. 125. 6); fryt, S2; frutis, _pl._, B; froytis, B.—OF. _frut_ (_fruit_); 22. 232. See Laden. 23. 642. 13). 24. 1. (On- 2.) 25. 29. 6). Cf. Sidir. 26. 7. 22 (Vulg.). 27. 7. 30), AS. _tǽlan_, to blame, from _tálu_, ‘calumnia’ (Grein). 28. 21. 20); thopas, C2 (p. 151).—OF. _topase_; Lat. _topazum_ (acc.); Gr. 29. 3. 5). 30. 44. 8).—Cp. OSwed. _wand_.

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