Carpe, _vb._ to discourse, talk, speak, A. 381; B. 74; of carpe, discourse of, A. 752. “_Carpyn_ or talkyn, fabulor, confabulor, garrulo.” (Prompt. Parv.) Port. _carpire_, cry. Carping, discourse, speech, B. 1550. Cas, case, A. 673. {Cast, Caste, Kest,} condition, A. 1163. Cast, look, B. 768. Casydoyne, B. 1471. See _Calsydoyne_. Catel, wealth, B. 1296. Cawse, reason, B. 65. Cause, A. 702. Cayre, to turn one’s steps to a place, to go, A. 1031; B. 85, 901, 1259. “Kaire to þi londe,” T. B. 836. A.S. _cérran_. Ger. _kehren_. Du. _keeren_, to turn. Cayser, emperor, B. 1322. Caytif, wretched, B. 1426. {Caȝt, Caȝte,} caught, A. 50; caȝte of, took off, A. 237; caȝt away, B. 1275; C. 485. See _Cache_. Certeȝ, truly, B. 105. Cerue, cut, dig, B. 1547. Ceté, city, A. 927. Ceuer, recover, reach, A. 319. Chace, drive, A. 443. Chambre, A. 904; B. 1586. Chapel, A. 1062. Charde, turned, A. 608. A.S. _cérran_, to turn, avert. Cf. _ajar_, older form a-_char_, on-_char_. Charged, commanded, B. 464. Charged, loaded, B. 1154, 1295. Chariote, B. 1295. Charyté, A. 470. Chast, chasten, B. 860. Chastyse, B. 543. Chaufen, heat, increase, B. 128. Chaunce, chance, B. 1125. Chaundeler, candlestick, B. 1272. Chaunge, change, B. 1588. Chawleȝ, jaws, C. 268. N.Prov.E. _chavel_. A.S. _ceafl_. S.Sax. _cheuele_. Cp. the vulgar phrase “cheek by _jowl_.” {Chayer, Chayere,} chair, seat, A. 885; B. 1218. Chef, chief, B. 684, 1238. Cheftayn, chieftain, B. 1295. Chekke, B. 1238. Chere, cheer, A. 407; countenance, A. 887. Prov. Sp. _cara_, O.Fr. _chiere_, countenance, favour, look. {Cheryche, Cherisch,} cherish, B. 128, 543, 1154, 1644. Ches, chose (_pret._ of _chese_), A. 759. Cheualrye, chivalry, B. 1238. Cheue, achieve, accomplish, B. 1125. Fr. _achever_, to bring to a head, accomplish. Fr. _chevir_, to compass. {Cheuetayn, Cheuentayn,} chieftain, A. 605; B. 464. O.Fr. _chevetaine_. {Childer, Chylder,} children, A. 718; B. 1300. Chorles, churl, B. 1258. See _Carle_. Chos, went. See “chosen,” T. B. 490. Chyche, niggard, A. 605. Fr. _chice_, avarice. _Chynche_ and _kynche_ are other forms of the same word. Chyde, A. 403. Chyldryn, (_gen. pl._) of children, B. 684. Chylled = chilled, shivered, became cold, C. 368. Chysly = choysly, aptly, well, B. 543. Ciences, sciences, knowledge, B. 1289. Clam (_pret._), climbed, B. 405. Clambe (_2 sing. pret._), climbedst, A. 773. Clanner, cleaner, B. 1100. {Clanly, Clanlych,} cleanly, purely, A. 2; B. 264, 1089, 1327; neatly, B. 310. T. B. 53. Clannes, clannesse, cleanness, purity, B. 1, 12, 1809. Claryoun, clarion, B. 1210. {Clater, Clatter,} shatter, B. 912. “So hard was she beseged soth for to telle, And so harde sautes to the cite were ȝeuen, That the komli kerneles were to-_clatered_ with engines.” --(William and the Werwolf, p. 103.)