clǽnsian
- verb [ weak ]
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Gif man eard wille clǽnsian
if a man wishes to cleanse the land,
- L. Eth. ix. 40 ;
- Th. i. 348, 25: L. C. S. 7 ;
- Th. i. 380, 7 .
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Sió wamb biþ to clǽnsianne
the stomach is to be cleansed,
- L. M. 2, 46 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 260, 12 .
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Clǽnsie man ða þeóde
let a man cleanse the people,
- L. E. G. 11 ;
- Th. i. 174, 2 .
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Hí tiliaþ hí selfe to clǽnsianne mid ðý wópe
they strive to purify themselves with mourning,
- Past. 54; Hat. MS.
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Ðis wæter cristnaþ and clǽnsaþ cwicra menigo
this water cristeneth and purifieth a multitude of men,
- Salm. Kmbl. 791 ;
- Sal. 395 .
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Heó ða iungran lǽrde and clǽnsade ge mid hire láre ge mid lífes býsne
she taught and purified the younger ones both by her doctrine and by the example of her life,
- Bd. 4, 9 ;
- S. 576, 23 .
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Clǽnsa me
munda me,
- Ps. Spl. 18, 13 .
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Clǽnsiende clǽnsode me Drihten
castigans castigavit me Dominus,
- Ps. Spl. 117, 18 .
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Gif he mid ða ádle clǽnsad beón sceolde
if he must be chastened by disease,
- Bd. 4, 31 ;
- S. 610, 26 .
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Gif hwá þeóf clǽnsian wylle
if any one will clear a thief,
- L. Eth. iii. 7 ;
- Th. i. 296, 7 .
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Preóst hine clǽnsie sylfes sóþe
let a priest clear himself by his own truth,
- L. Wih. 18 ;
- Th. i. 40, 14, 16: 19 ;
- Th. i. 40, 17: 20 ;
- Th. i. 40, 19: L. Eth. ii. 8 ;
- Th. i. 288, 19: ii. 9 ;
- Th. i. 290, 10 .
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Hine geréfa clénsie
let the reeve clear him,
- L. Wih. 22 ;
- Th. i. 42, 4 .
Bosworth, Joseph. “clǽnsian.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/6278.
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