Cucurbite
sb. a gourd-shaped chemical vessel.—Lat. cucurbita, gourd.

Cudde
pt. s. made known, S; see Cuðen, Kythen.

Cude
sb. cud, S, MD; code, MD; cudde, Prompt., Palsg.; quide, MD; quede, MD; quid, HD, SkD.

Cuen
sb. queen, S; see Quene.

Cuffe
sb. cuff, PP, Prompt., Palsg.; coffes, pl., PP.—Cp. MHG. kuffe, coif. Cf. Coife.

Cukkow
sb. cuckoo, MD, Prompt.; cocow, Voc.; cocowe, Palsg.; cucko, Voc.; gukgo, S3.—OF. coucou; Lat. cuculum (acc.).

Culle
v. to strike, to kill, P; see Kulle.

Culme
sb. soot, Prompt.

Culorum
sb. end, conclusion, PP.—For Lat. seculorum in the phr.: in secula seculorum, for ever and ever, at the end of the Gloria Patri.

Culpon
sb. slice, shred, MD, C; culpown, Prompt.; culpen, Manip.—AF. colpoun; Low Lat. colponem; cp. F. coupon.

Culter
sb. coulter, the fore-iron of a plough, PP, Voc., Prompt.; kulter, PP; coltre, PP.—Lat. culter.

Culuer
sb. dove, MD, W, W2; cullfre, S; colvyr, Voc.; culuere, S2.—AS. culfre (OET.).

Culuer-briddis
sb. pl. young pigeons, W.

Cumen
v. to come, S; see Comen.

Cumlyng
sb. stranger, H; see Comelyng.

Cumplie
sb. compline, S; see Complie.

Cumrit
pt. s. encumbered, S2; cummerit, S3; see Combren.

Cumsen
v. to commence, S2, PP; see Comsen.

Cun
sb. kin, kind, nature, S; cunne, dat., S; see Kyn.

Cun
v. to know how to, H; see Kunnen.

Cunde
adj. natural, kind, MD; see Kynde.

Cunde
sb. kind, nature, S; see Kynde.

Cundeliche
adv. naturally, S; see Kyndely.

Cunes-mon
sb. kinsman, S; see Kynes-man.

Cunin
sb. cony, rabbit, S; see Conyng.

Cunnen
v. to know, to be able, S, S2; see Kunnen.

Cunreadnes
sb. pl. kindreds, S; see Kyn-rede.

Cupabil
adj. culpable, H; see Coupable.

Cuppe
sb. cup, S, C2, C; kuppe, S; coppe, S2, P.—AS. cuppe; Lat. cupa. Cf. Coupe.

Cuppe-mel
adv. by cupfuls, S2, PP; in cupmel, P.

Cupydez
sb. pl. cubits, S2; see Cubit.

Curace
curat, HD.—OF. cuirace; Late Lat. coracium, from Lat. corium, leather.

Curall
sb. coral, S3; see Coral.

Curat
sb. curate, C.—Late Lat. curatus.

Curatour
sb. curate, priest who has cure of souls, PP, S2.

Cure
sb. a charge, cure of souls, PP, C3; cures, pl., pursuits, C2.—Church Lat. cura.

Curiour
sb. currier, W; see Coriour.

Curious
adj. busy, zealous, eager to know, dainty, fine, MD, S3; careful, C.

Curlew
sb. curlew, coturnix, Prompt., W2 (Ps. 104. 40); curlu, H; kurlu, MD; corlew, MD; curlowyr, Voc.—OF. corlieu, curlew (Cotg.).

Currour
sb. runner, courier, W2; corour, W2; currours, pl. light-armed troops, S3.

Curry
v. to prepare leather, to curry horses, to rub down, flatter, S3, MD; currayyn, Prompt.; coraye, MD.—OF. couraër, coureer (F. courroyer); It. corredare; from Low Lat. conredium. See Conrey.

Curs
sb. curse, C, G; cors, S3, G.

Cursedly
adv. wickedly, C2.

Cursednes
sb. malice, wickedness, C2; cursednesse, C2; cursidnesse, misery, W2.

Cursen
v. to curse, MD; corse, S2; cursede, pt. s., S; corsed, pp., S2.—AS. cursian.

Curt
sb. court, S; see Court.

Curteis
adj. courteous, S3, C; see Corteis.

Curteisly
adv. courteously, C2; see Corteisliche.

Curteisye
sb. courtesy, PP; see Cortesye.

Cus
sb. kiss, Prompt.; coss, W; cos, S, W, W2; kosses, pl., MD; cossis, W2.—AS. cos; cp. OHG. cus (Tatian).

Cussen
v. to kiss, S, MD; kussen, S; kesse, S, C2; custe, pt. s., S; keste, C2; kiste, S, C2; kest, S2; cusseden, pl., S2.—AS. cyssan; cp. OHG. cussan (Tatian).

Cust
sb. choice, moral excellence, character, MD; custe, dat., S.—AS. cyst; cp. OHG. kust (Otfrid). See Chesen.

Custome
sb. custom, a public due, MD, S; custume, S; costom, MD.—AF. custume, coustume; Late Lat. *consuetunimem, *consuetuninem; Lat. consuetudinem; see Constans, and SkD (p. 798).

Custome-house
sb. custom-house, S2.

Cut
sb. a cut twig, a lot, C, C3, H, Prompt., MD; kut, H, MD; cutte, Palsg.; kuttis, pl., H. Phr.: to draw cuts, HD. See Kutten.

Cut-purs
sb. cut-purse thief, PP; kitte-pors, PP. See Kutten.

Cuth
pp. known, S; see Kunnen.

Cuth
sb. race, people, PP; see Kyth.

Cuðe
pt. s. could, knew, S; see Kunnen.

Cuðen
v. to make known, S; see Kythen.

Cuðmon
sb. acquaintance, kinsman, S.—AS. cúðman.

Cuðreden
sb. familiarity, MD.

Cuððe
sb. relationship, one’s native land, S, MD; see Kyth, Ceðen, Cheðen.