A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Cweme], adj. pleasing, S; see [Queme].

[ Cwemen], v. to please, S; see [Quemen].

[ Cwennkenn], v. to quench, S; see [Quenchen].

[ Cweðen], v. to speak, S; cweð, pt. s., S; see [Queðen].

[ Cwic], adj. living, S; see [Quik].

[ Cwidden], v. to speak, announce, MD; i-cwiddet, pp., S.—AS. cwiddian.

[ Cwide], sb. speech, bequest, S; see [Queðen].—AS. cwide, a saying.

[ Cyll], sb. a canopy, SkD (s.v. ceil).—OF. ciel, canopy, inner roof, ceiling (Cotg.); Lat. caelum, see Brachet, p. lv.

[ Cyne-rice], sb. kingdom, rule, S; see [Kine-].

[ Cyrce-iærd], church-yard, S; see [Chirche-ȝeard].