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call	........................................................ceallian; clipian, clypian; hatan; nemnan
call out	clipian, clypian
can	cunnan; magan
canon	canon
cape	hoh, m
capital	heahburg
captive	hæft, m
capture	læccan
care	reccan
care about	gyman; reccan
care for (v)	freoþian; gyman
care	bisgu; cearo, f.;heord, f
careless	recceleas
carry	beran (sv 6); ferian
carry away;	oðberan
carry out	forðian; ge-læstan
carve	ceorfan (sv 3)
catch	betræppan; fon (7); gefon (7); gehæftan; læccan
cathedral	mynster
cattle	neat, n; nieten; orf,n
cause	intinga
causeway	bricg
cave	eorðscræf; hlæw
cellar	cleofa
certain	cuðlic
certainly	hura
chamber	bur, m
champion	cempa
chance	gesælan
change	awendan; hwierfan; onhweorfan (3); onwendan
chapel	gebedhus
chase	bedrifan; ehtan
cheerful	bliðe
cheerfully	rotlice
cheese	ciese, m.
chest	breost; hreðerloca
chest (i.e. container):	scryn
chew the cud	eodorcan
chicken	cicen
child	bearn, n.; cild; lytling
childbearing	geacnung
chill	ciele, n
chipped	sceard
choose	ceosan
church	cirice, circe; mynster
circuit	begong
citizens	ceasterware; leod, m
city	burgsteall; burgstede; burgtun; eard
city building	burgræced
city dweller	ceasterbuend
clash	hnitan
clasp	beclyppan
claw	grap, f
clean (ad)	clæne
clean (vb)	feormian
cleanliness	clænnis
cleanse	fæsian
cleanser	feormynd
clear	geryman
clearly	andgitfullice
cliff	clif, n.
close (adj)	nearo
close (v)	betynan
clothe	scrydan
cut the hair	efsian
cut down	aheawan (sv 7); forheawan (7); fyllan; heawan
cut off	beheawan
cut through	forslean (6)

clothing

scrud

coal

gled

coast

særima

coffer

scryn

cold (ad)

cald;

cold (n)

cald; ciele, n.

collapse

gedreosan

colour

bleo, n.

combatitive

aglæca

come

becuman; cuman;

come after

æfterfylgan

come to pass

alimpan

comfort (n)

eðnis

comfort (v)

frefran

comfortable

sefteadig

coming

cume

command (v)

bebeodan; beodan; hatan

command (n)

hæs; onweald, m

commander

heretoga

commend

bebeodan

(be) committed to (s.t.)

cnodan

community

geferscipe, m.

companion

gefera; heorðgeneat; ge-selda

company

gedræg; heap

compell

abædan

complete (adj)

full

complete (v)

geendian

completely

clæne; eall; ful

comrade

eaxlgestealle; gefera; geneat

conceal

behydan; deagan; gehydan; miþan

concern

bisgu

concerning

be (+dat)

conclude

betynan

conclusion

ende

confess

andettan

confidant

gehola, m; runwita

confirm

befæstan

conflict

guðplega, m

confront

nægan

conscience

ingehygd, f

consecrate

halgian

consolation

frofor

console

frefran

consult

run

consume

gefeormian

contain

belucan

contempt

forhognis

contend

lacan; genæstan

contest (n)

geflit

contest (v)

flitan

continue

ge-læstan

control

ge-reccan

convenient

hyþelic

cook

coc

cool (v)

colian

copper

ar, n

corpse

hræw

correct (v)

gerihtan

correctly

rihte

corrupt

geblandan

costly

deorwierþe

cottage

bur, m

coulter

culter, m

council

gemot

counsel (n)

larcwida

counsel (v)

rædan

counsellor

runwita

country

eard; folclond; land, lond; londstede

courage

ellen, n; hige; mod

course

drohtoð; for, f.

courageous

heaþorof; heaþodeor; modig

cover (v)

besettan; bewreon; bihreosan

cover (v)

helm, m

cover with liquid

begeotan (sv 2)

cowardly

earh

crab

crabba, m

craft

cræft

create

scieppan; ge-scieppan

creation

frumsceaft; ge-sceaft, f; ge-sceap, f

creator

meotod; scieppend

creature

ge-sceaft, f

crime

fyren; man; mandrinc; morð; mor;thorn;or

cross oneself

segnian; ge-segnian

cross

gealgu; gealgtreo; rod

sign of the cross: rodetacn

cross-beam

eaxlgespann

cruel

reþe

crust

rind

cry

cyrm, m; hleoðor

cuckoo

geac

cudgel

sagol

cunning

list, f

cup

bune; druncfæt

curse

awiergan

custody

heord, f

cut (n)

bite, m.

cut (ad)

sceard

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