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Christmas, _sb._ 1932 B
Chrysolite, _sb._ Alys. 5682
Churl, _sb._ HD. 682. AS. ceorl
Church, _sb._ RG. 369, 381
Churchyard, _sb._ 2234 B.
Ciclaton, _sb._ == a rich stuff from India. Alys. 1964. Fr. ciglaton. Lat.
cyclas
Cinqueports, _sb._ == the five havens of Dover, Sandwich, Romney, Hyde, Hastings. RG. 515
Citation, _sb._ == a summoning into court. RG. 473
City, _sb._ RG. 380; used adjectively as 'a city town.' Alys. 7543
Clack, _v. n._ == make a noise. O. and N. 81. AS. cloccan
Clad, _part._ == clothed. HD. 1354. AS. gecladed
Claht, == adhered, cleaved? Wright's L. P. p. 37
Clap, _v. a._ == strike. HD. 1821
Clarre, _sb._ == a kind of wine (claret?). HD. 1728
Clasp, _sb._ Pol. S. 222
Clastre, _v. n._ == to clatter. Pol. S. 157
Claw, _sb._ Body and Soul, 186. pl. 'clen,' Marg. 46. 'clees,' Ps. lxviii.
32. AS. clea
Clawed, _adj._ == having claws. Alys. 4969
Clay, _sb._ Wright's L. P. p. 85
Clay, _adj._ Rel. S. v. 73
Clean, _adj._ RG. 374
Cleanly, _adv._ RG. 434
Cleanness, _sb._ RG. 411, 434
Cleanse, _v. a._ [clansi]. O. and N. 610. Ps. l. 4. part, 'ycleansed.' RG.
43.
Cleansing, _sb._ Ps. lx.x.xviii. 45
Clear, _adj._ 1097 B.
Clearly, _adv._ 442
Cleave, _v. a._ == split. HD. 917. pret. 'clewyd' == cleft. Alys. 3790. 3 pl. 'clowen,' ib. 2765. AS. clufan
---- _v. n._ == adhere to. HD. 1300. AS. clifan
Clench, _v. a._ == pinch, wither up. O. and N. 1204; the modern 'cling.'
Compare Shakspere's 'Till famine _cling_ thee.' Macb. v. 5 AS. clingan
Clench, _v. a._ == strike (as a harp). K. Horn, 1532
Clenyen. See Cling
Clergy, _sb._ == order of clergymen. RG. 563, 420
Clerk, _sb._ RG. 471, 472, 496
---- _adj._ == learned. St Kath. 4
Cleten ? K. Horn, 1433; probably a mistake for 'clenten' == clung
Cleve, _sb._ == cottage. HD. 557; a room, chamber. Ps. iv. 5. AS. cleafa.
ON. klefi
Cliff, _sb._ Ps. cxiii. 8
Climb, _v. n._ RG. 410, 527. pret. 'clam.' RG. 333
Cling, _v. n._ Wright's L. P. p. 85. Alys. 2903; [clenyen], Wright's L. P.
p. 37
Cling, _v. n._ == wither. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. Pilate, 215. AS. clingan
Clinglich, == cleanly? c.o.k. 15
Clink, _v. a._ == make to sound. Pol. S. 189
Clip, _v. a._ == embrace. RG. 14. [cluppede] 288 B. [clupte]. AS. clyppan
Clipie, _v. a._ == call. 472 B.; [clipen]. 1182 B.; [clupe]. RG. 410.
pret. 'clepude.' RG. 10. part. 'yclepud.' RG. 10. AS. clypian
Clivers, _sb._ == claws, talons. O. and N. 78. AS. clfrian, to scratch
