clǽnsian

verb [ weak ]

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Grammar

clǽnsian, clénsian, to clǽnsianne; clǽnsiende; ode, ade; od, ad [clǽne clean, pure]

Wright's OE grammar

§286; §536; §659;

To CLEANSE, purify, chasten, clear oneself; mundare, purgare, castigare, se liberare

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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
Sió wamb biþ to clǽnsianne

the stomach is to be cleansed,
- L. M. 2, 46
- Lchdm. ii. 260, 12
Clǽnsie man ða þeóde

let a man cleanse the people,
- L. E. G. 11
- Th. i. 174, 2
Hí tiliaþ hí selfe to clǽnsianne mid ðý wópe

they strive to purify themselves with mourning,
- Past. 54; Hat. MS.
Ðis wæter cristnaþ and clǽnsaþ cwicra menigo

this water cristeneth and purifieth a multitude of men,
- Salm. Kmbl. 791
- Sal. 395
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
Clǽnsa me

munda me,
- Ps. Spl. 18, 13
Clǽnsiende clǽnsode me Drihten

castigans castigavit me Dominus,
- Ps. Spl. 117, 18
Gif he mid ða ádle clǽnsad beón sceolde

if he must be chastened by disease,
- Bd. 4, 31
- S. 610, 26
Gif hwá þeóf clǽnsian wylle

if any one will clear a thief,
- L. Eth. iii. 7
- Th. i. 296, 7
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
Hine geréfa clénsie

let the reeve clear him,
- L. Wih. 22
- Th. i. 42, 4

Etymology

[

Wyc. Piers P. clense:

Orm. clennsenn.

]

Derived forms

a-clǽnsian, be-, ge-, un-, un-geclǽnsod

Linked entries

v. be-clǽnsian clǽnsnian clǽsnian clénsian.

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Citation

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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