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168 COT-LÍF -- CRÆFT.
Seó cóðu ðe læ-acute;cas hátaþ paralisin the disease which physicians call palsy, ii. 546, 29. He fram ðære cóðe hine gehæ-acute;lde he healed him from the disease, i. 400, 10. Wið wambe cóðum for diseases of the stomach, L. M. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 234, 1. DER. ban-cóða, -cóðu, bræc-, eár-, fæ-acute;r-, fót-, heort-, in-, múþ-, sweor-, un-.
cot-líf, es; pl. nom. acc. -líf; gen. -lífa; n. [cot a cot, cottage; líf, II. a place to live in] A village; villa :-- Ðæt cotlíf the village, Cod. Dipl. 828; A. D. 1066; Kmbl. iv. 191, 13: 845; Kmbl. iv. 204, 31: 855; Kmbl. iv. 211, 25: 859; Kmbl. iv. 214, 6: 864; Kmbl. iv. 217, 7. He bohte feola cotlíf he bought many villages, Chr. 963; Erl. 121, 24. Hý forbærndon óðra cotlífa fela they burned many other villages, 1001; Erl. 136, 32.
cot-sæ-acute;ta, an; m. An inhabitant of a cottage, a cottager; casæ habitator, Som. Ben. Lye.
cot-setla, cote-setla, an; m. [MS. kot-setla, kote-setla] A cottager; cas&a-long;rius :-- Cotsetlan [MS. kotsetlan] riht a cottager's right, L. R. S. 3; Th. i. 432, 15. Cotesetlan [MS. kotesetlan] riht, be ðam ðe on lande stent. On sumon he sceal æ-acute;lce Móndæge ofer geáres fyrst his láforde wyrcan, óðð iii dagas æ-acute;lcre wucan on hærfest: ne þearf he landgafol syllan. Him gebýriaþ v æceras to habbanne, máre gyf hit on lande þeáw sý, and tó lytel hit biþ beó hit á læsse, forðan his weorc sceal beón oft ræ-acute;de. Sylle his heorþ-pænig on hálgan Þunres dæg, eal swá æ-acute;lcan frigean men gebýreþ, and werige his hláfordes inland, gif him man beóde æt sæ-acute;-wearde and æt cyniges deór-hege, and æt swilcan þingan swilc his mæ-acute;þ sý, and sylle his ciric-sceát to Martinus mæssan cotsetle rectum esi juxta guod in terra constitutum est. Apud quosdam debet omni die Lunæ, per anni spatium, operari domino suo, et tribus diebus unaquaque septimana in Augusto. [Apud quosdam, operatur per totum Augustum, omni die, et unam acram avene metit pro diurnale opere. Et habeat garbam suam quam præpositus vel minister domini dabit ei.] Non dabit landgablum. Debet habere quinque acras ad perhabendum, plus si consuetudo sit ibi, et parum nimis est si minus sit quod deservit, quia sæpius est operi illius. Det super heorþpenig in sancto die Jovis, sicut omnis liber facere debet, et adquietet inland domini sui, si submonitio fiat de sewarde, id est, de custodia maris, vel de regis deorhege, et ceteris rebus quæ suæ mensuræ sunt: et del suum cyricsceatum in festo sancti Martini, L. R. S. 3; Th. i. 432, 16-434, 2.
cot-stów, e; f. [stów a place] A place of cottages; casarum situs :-- On ða ealdan cotstówa to the old cot-places, Cod. Dipl. 578; A. D. 973; Kmbl. iii. 97, 30.
cott a bed-chamber, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 6: Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 7: 12, 3. v. cot.
cottuc, es; m. Mallow; malva :-- Cottuc wyl on wætere boil mallow in water, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 19: 1, 60; Lchdm. ii. 130, 23. Nim niðeweardne cottuc take the netherward part of mallow, 1, 68; Lchdm. ii. 144, 5.
cowen chewed, eaten; pp. of ceówan.
coxre a quiver, Som. Ben. Lye. v. cocer.
CRABBA, an; m. I. A CRAB, crayfish; cancer :-- Crabba cancer, Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 74; Wrt. Voc. 55, 78: 77, 68. Hwæt féhst ðú on sæ? Crabban and lopystran quid capis in mari? Cancros et polypodes, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 11. II. a sign of the zodiac, cancer; signum zodiaci, cancer :-- . Feórþa ðæra tácna ys geháten cancer, ðæt is crabba the fourth of the signs is called cancer, that is, a crab, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 5; Lchdm. iii. 244, 25. [Dut. krab, f: Kil. krabbe: Ger. krabbe, f; krebs, m: M. H. Ger. krebez, m: O. H. Ger. chrëpazo, m: Dan. krabbe, m. f: Swed. krabba, f: Icel. krabbi, m; Lat. karabus, m: Grk. GREEK , m. a crab: Sansk. sarabha, m. a grasshopper, crab.]
cracettan to CROAK; crocitare, Gr. Dial. 2, 8, Som. Ben. Lye.
Crac-gelád Cricklade, Chr. 905; Th. 180, 21, col. 2. v. Crecca-gelád.
CRACIAN; part. craciende; p. ode; pp. od To CRACK, quake; crepare :-- Craciendum crepante, Mone B. 123. Sió eorþe eall cracode the whole earth quaked, Ps. Th. 45, 3. [Piers P. craked broke: Chauc. crakke: Laym. crakeden, chrakeden, p. pl: Plat. Dut. kraken: Ger. M. H. Ger. krachen: O. H. Ger. krachjan, krachón: Gael. crac crepare.]
CRADEL, cradol, es; m. A CRADLE; cunabula :-- Cradel cunabula, pl. [MS. cunabulum], Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 112; Wrt. Voc. 25, 52. On cradele [MS. B. cradole] in a cradle, L. C. S. 77; Th. i. 420, 1. [Prompt. credel, cradel: R. Brun. credille: Chauc. R. Glouc. cradel: Gael. creathail, f. a cradle.] DER. cild-cradol.
cradol a cradle, L. C. S. 77; Th. i. 420, 1, MS. B. v. cradel.
cradol-cild, es; n. A cradle-child, infant; e cunabulis infans :-- Syndon cradolcild geþeówode infantes e cunabulis sunt mancipati, Lupi Serm. 1, 5; Hick. Thes. ii. 100, 30.
cræcetung, e; f. A croaking; crocitatio :-- Cræcetung hræfena the croaking of ravens, Guthl. 8; Gdwin. 48, 4.
Cræcilád Cricklade, Chr. 1016; Erl. 153, 5. v. Crecca-gelád.
cræfian to crave, Cod. Exon. 5b. Lye. v. crafian.
CRÆFT, es; m. I. power, might, strength as of body or
externals; vis, robur, potentia :-- On ðam gefeohte Mæ-acute;ða cræft gefeól in that battle the power of the Medes fell, Ors. l, 12; Bos. 35, 43. He cwæþ ðæt ðín abal and cræft mára wurde he said that thy strength and power would become greater, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 9; Gen. 500: 155; Th. 193, 13; Exod. 245; 212; Th. 262, 3; Dan. 738: Beo. Th. 2571; B. 1283. His ágnes cræftes of his own strength, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 54, 5. Þurh his cræftes miht by the might of his power, Andr. Kmbl. 1170; An. 585: Elen. Kmbl. 1112; El. 558: Exon. 24b; Th. 70, 29; Cri. 1146. He cræft máran hæfde he had greater power, Cd. 14; Th. 18, 6; Gen. 269: 22; Th. 27, 12; Gen. 416: 23; Th. 29, 21; Gen. 453: Exon. 33b; Th. 107, 14; Gú. 58: Beo. Th. 1402; B. 699. Nýdaþ cræfte tíd the tide forces it with power, Salm. Kmbl. 790; Sal. 394: Cd. 23; Th. 29, 13; Gen. 449: Exon. 71b; Th. 266, 3; Jul. 392: Beo. Th. 1969; B. 982. Mid eallum hiora cræftum with all their forces, Ors. 1, 13; 805. 37, 4: Exon. 109a; Th. 417, 24; Rä. 36, 9. He his dryhtne hýrde þurh dýrne cræftas he obeyed his lord through secret powers, Salm. Kmbl. 904; Sal. 451: Cd. 184; Th. 230, 1; Dan. 226: Exon. 88b; Th. 332, 33; Vy. 94: 92b; Th. 346, 27; Sch. 5. II. an art, skill, CRAFT, trade, work; ars, peritia, artificium, occupatio, opus :-- Se cræft ðæs lareówdómes biþ cræft ealra cræfta the art of teaching is the art of all arts, Past. 1, 1; Hat. MS. 6b, 8. Cræft ars. Wrt. Voc. 73, 35. Wolde ic ánes to ðé cræftes neósan I would inquire of one art from thee, Andr. Kmbl. 968; An. 484. He byþ forlæ-acute;ten fram ðam cræfte ipse dimittetur ab arte, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 35. Ic gearcie híg mid cræfte mínum [MS. minon] præparo eas arte mea, 27, 31: Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 24. Seó þeód ðone cræft ne cúðe ðæs fiscnóþes the people knew not the art of fishing, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 43. Betweoh ðás cræftas inter istas artes, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 17. On his mycclum cræfte by his great skill, Hexam. 1; Norm. 4, 3. Nán mon ne mæg næ-acute;nne cræft cýðan bútan tólum no man can shew any skill without tools, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 29: Boutr. Scrd. 17, 8. Wundorlíce cræfte ðú hit hæfst gesceapen with wonderful skill thou hast made it, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 11: Ors. l, 12; Bos. 35, 35. Cræft biþ betere ðonne æ-acute;hta a craft [ = trade] is better than wealth, Prov. Kmbl. 20: Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 27: 28, 5, 7, 9: 30, 11. Æ-acute;lces cræftes andweorc the materials of any trade, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 30. Hwæt begytst ðú of ðínum cræfte what gettest thou by thy trade? Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 3: 28, 3, 31. Ðeáh ðé ðíne sæ-acute;lþa forlæ-acute;ton, ne forlæ-acute;t ðú ðínne cræft though thy wealth desert thee, desert not thou thy trade, Prov. Kmbl. 57: Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 1, 11: 22, 35, 37: Bt. 17; Fox 58, 31: 17; Fox 60, 2. Mistlícra cræfta big&dash-uncertain;genceras workers of various trades, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 1. To cræftum [MS. cræftan] teón to educate in trades, L. Edg. C. 51; Th. ii. 254, 26. Gif ðú bearn hæbbe, læ-acute;r ða cræftas, ðæt hí mæ-acute;gen be ðám libban if thou have children, teach them trades, that they may live by them, Prov. Kmbl. 20: 57. Seó cwén bebeád cræftum getýde girwan Godes tempel the queen commanded men skilled in crafts [= trades] to make a temple of God, Elen. Kmbl. 2034; El. 1018. Wæs æ-acute;fre unbegunnen Scyppend, se ðe gemacode swylcne cræft the Creator, who made such a work, was ever without beginning. Hexam. 1; Norm. 4, 5. III. craft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue; astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtus :-- Þurh deófles cræft through the devil's craft, Cd. 25; Th. 31, 29; Gen. 492. Ðeáh Eue on deófles cræft bedroren wurde though Eve had been deceived by the devil's craft, 38; Th. 51, 7; Gen. 823: Exon. 17b; Th. 43, 7; Cri. 685: Andr. Kmbl. 2590; An. 1296: Frag. Kmbl. 56; Leas. UNCERTAIN 30. Feóndes cræfte by a fiend's craft, Andr. Kmbl. 2394; An. 1198: Exon. 71a; Th. 264, 5; Jul. 359. Mínum cræftum by my devices, 72b; Th. 271, 11; Jul. 480. Beald biþ se ðe onbýrigeþ bóca cræftes he is bold who tasieth of book-knowledge, Salm. Kmbl. 484; Sal. 242. On bóclícum cræfte in book-knowledge, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 7. Ða cnihtas cræft leornedon the youths learned science, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 5; Dan. 83. Ic wilnode ðæt míne cræftas ne wurden forgitene I was desirous that my talents should not be forgotten, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 9. Ða yfelan næ-acute;fre habbaþ næ-acute;nne cræft the wicked never have any ability, 36, 3; Fox 174,
35. Seó gesceádwísnes is synderlíc cræft ðære sáwle reason is a peculiar faculty of the soul, 33, 4; Fox 132, 10: 32, 1; Fox 116, 3. Ða cræftas de we æ-acute;r ymbe spræ-acute;con ne sint to wiðmetanne wið ðære sáwle cræfta æ-acute;nne the faculties which we have before spoken about are not to be compared with any one of the faculties of the soul, 32, 1; Fox 116, 1, 2, 4. Omérus on his leóþum swíðe hérede ðære sunnan cræftas Homer in his poems greatly praised the sun's excellences, 41, 1; Fox 244, 7. Sint ða cræftas betran ðonne ða unþeáwas the virtues are better than the vices, 36. 5; Fox 180, 15. Simmachus is wísdðmes and cræfta full Symmachus is full of wisdom and virtues, 10; Fox 28, 17. Se eorþlíca ánweald næ-acute;fre ne sæ-acute;wþ ða cræftas earthly power never sows the virtues, 27, 1; Fox 94, 25: 30, 1; Fox 110, 5. Nán man for his ríce ne cymþ to cræftum, ac for his cræftum he cymþ to ríce no man by his authority comes to virtues, but by his virtues he comes to authority, 16, 1; Fox 50, 21, 23, 24. IV. a CRAFT, any kind of ship; navis qualiscunque :-- Gif massere geþeah ðæt he férde þríge ofer wíd-sæ-acute; be his ágenum cræfte, se wæs ðonne syððan þegenrihtes weorþe if a merchant thrived, so that