Cang, adj. foolish, lustful, MD; canges, sb. gen., fool’s, S; kanges, pl., MD.  See PP; Notes, (p. 241).

Cangen, v. to befool, MD.

Cang-liche, adv. foolishly, MD.

Cang-schipe, sb. foolishness, MD.

Canker, sb. cancer, a disease, MD, W; cankyr, Voc.; cankere, Voc.—­Lat. cancer, crab, an eating tumour, also, in pl. cancri, lattice-work.

Cankerd, pp. corrupted, S3.

Canne, sb. cane, reed, MD; cane, Voc.—­Lat. canna; Gr. [Greek:  kanna, kannae], cane, reed; Heb. qa*neh.

Canne, sb. can, MD, W; cane, Voc.  Cp.  Late Lat. canna, a measure for liquids; see Weigand (s.v. Kanne).

Canon, sb. a rule, MD, PP; canoun, MD; canon-law, PP.—­Lat. canon; Gr, [Greek:  kanon], a rule, standard, from [Greek:  kanae, kannae], a cane, reed.  See Canne.

Canonisen, v. to admit into the canon of the Mass, to canonize, MD; to consecrate, admit to the dignity of the papacy, MD.—­Late Lat. canonizare.

CanonistreS, sb. pl. men skilled in canon-law or ecclesiastical law, PP.—­OF. canoniste; Late Lat. canonista.

Canoun, sb. a canon of a chapter, MD; kanun, S; chanoun, S, Voc., C3, G; chanon, C3.—­OF. canone, canoine (chanoine); Church Lat. canonicum (acc.) one on the church-roll or list (canon).

Canoun.  Church Lat. canonicus did not mean originally ’one on the church-roll or list,’ but one who was bound to observe a certain rule of life (canon, [Greek:  kanon]).  OF. chanoine is not the precise equivalent of canonicum, but represents a Latin type *_canonium_.  See Scheler’s Diet. (ed. 3). [Addition]

Cant, adj. lively, brave, cheerful, MD, S2, JD.

Cant, sb. a portion, S3; corner, SkD, ND.—­OF. cant; cp.  It. canto, corner (Florio).

Cantel, sb. edge, piece, bit, MD, C, Prompt., Palsg.; kantel, MD; cantle, Sh., ND.—­OF. cantel (F. chanteau).

Caper-cailye, sb. capercailyie, JD.—­Ir. capull-coille, lit., the horse of the forest.  See Capul.

Capitain, sb. captain, C2; capitayne, S3.—­OF. capitain; Late Lat. capitaneum (acc.) captain, from Lat. caput.—­Cf. Cheuetayn.

Capitle, sb. the sum, the chief point, W; see Chapitre.

Cappe, sb. cap, MD; keppen, pl., S.

Capret, sb. a wild goat, W2; capretis, pl., W2.—­Late Lat. capretus; cp.  F. chevrette.