[cräftig], adj.: 1) strong, stout: nom. sg. eafoðes cräftig, [1467]; nîða cräftig, [1963]. Comp. wîg-cräftig.—2) adroit, skilful: in comp. lagu-cräftig.—3) rich (of treasures); in comp. eácen-cräftig.
[cringan], st. v., to fall in combat, to fall with the writhing movement of those mortally wounded: pret. subj. on wäl crunge, would sink into death, would fall, [636]; pret. pl. for the pluperfect, sume on wäle crungon, [1114].
ge-[cringan], same as above: pret. he under rande gecranc, fell under his shield, [1210]; ät wîge gecrang, fell in battle, [1338]; heó on flet gecrong, fell to the ground, [1569]; in campe gecrong, fell in single combat, [2506].
[cuma] (he who comes), w. m., newcomer, guest: nom. sg. [1807].—Comp.: cwealm-, wil-cuma.
[cuman], st. v., to come: pres. sg. II. gyf þu on weg cymest, if thou comest from there, [1383]; III. cymeð, [2059]; pres. subj. sg. III. cume, [23]; pl. þonne we ût cymen, when we come out, [3107]; inf. cuman, [244], [281], [1870]; pret. sg. com, [430], [569], [826], [1134], [1507], [1601], etc.; cwom, [419], [2915]; pret. subj. sg. cwôme, [732]; pret. part. cumen, [376]; pl. cumene, [361]. Often with the inf. of a verb of motion, as, com gongan, [711]; com sîðian, [721]; com in gân, [1645]; cwom gân, [1163]; com scacan, [1803]; cwômon lædan, [239]; cwômon sêcean, [268]; cwôman scrîðan, [651], etc. [pret. côm, etc.]
[be-cuman], to come, to approach, to arrive: pret. syððan niht becom, after the night had come, [115]; þe on þâ leóde becom, that had come over the people, [192]; þâ he tô hâm becom, [2993]. And with inf. following: stefn in becom ... hlynnan under hârne stân, [2553]; lyt eft becwom ... hâmes niósan, [2366]; ôð þät ende becwom, [1255]; similarly, [2117]. With acc. of pers.: þâ hyne sió þrag becwom, when this time of battle came over him, [2884].
[ofer-cuman], to overcome, to compel: pret. þý he þone feónd ofercwom, thereby he overcame the foe, [1274]: pl. hie feónd heora ... ofercômon, [700]; pret. part. (w. gen.) nîða ofercumen, compelled by combats, [846].
[cumbol, cumbor], st. m., banner: gen. sg. cumbles hyrde, [2506].—Comp. hilte-cumbor.
[cund], adj., originating in, descended from: in comp. feorran-cund.
[cunnan], verb pret. pres.: 1) to know, to be acquainted with (w. acc. or depend, clause): sg. pres. I. ic mînne can glädne Hrôðulf þät he ... wile, I know my gracious H., that he will..., [1181]; II. eard git ne const, thou knowest not yet the land, [1378]; III. he þät wyrse ne con, knows no worse, [1740]. And reflexive: con him land geare, knows the land well, [2063]; pl. men ne cunnon hwyder helrûnan scrîðað, men do not know whither..., [162]; pret. sg. ic hine cûðe, knew him, [372]; cûðe he duguð þeáw, knew the customs of the distinguished courtiers, [359]; so with the acc., [2013]; seolfa ne cûðe þurh hwät..., he himself did not know through what..., [3068]; pl. sorge ne cûðon, [119]; so with the acc., [180], [418], [1234]. With both (acc. and depend. clause): nô hie fäder cunnon (scil. nô hie cunnon) hwäðer him ænig wäs ær âcenned dyrnra gâsta, [1356].—2) with inf. following, can, to be able: prs. sg. him bebeorgan ne con, cannot defend himself, [1747]; prs. pl. men ne cunnon secgan, cannot say, [50]; pret. sg. cûðe reccan, [90]; beorgan cûðe, [1446]; pret. pl. hêrian ne cûðon, could not praise, [182]; pret. subj. healdan cûðe, [2373].