A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

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. [Greek:  kauma].

Calmen, v. to become calm, MD; caw-*myt, pp., S3.—­OF. calmer; to quiet.

Cal-stocke, sb., cabbage-stalk, S3; cal-*stok, 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. [Greek:  chamaimaelon].

Camel, sb. camel, MD; camelle, Prompt.; camaille, C2; chamelle, Prompt.; chamayle, MD.—­OF. camel; Lat. camelum (acc.); Gr. [Greek:  kamaelos]; Heb. [Hebrew:  ga*ma*l].

Camel.  The regular OF. equivalent for Lat. came*lum was chameil.  In OF. camel the termination _-el_ is due to analogy with French forms derived from _-a*lem_.  See BH, ASec. 43. [Addition]

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 Azanc, 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. [Greek:  kannabis].

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