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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
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    • Th. i. 380, 7
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  • Sió wamb biþ to clǽnsianne

    the stomach is to be cleansed,

    • L. M. 2, 46
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    • Lchdm. ii. 260, 12
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  • Clǽnsie man ða þeóde

    let a man cleanse the people,

    • L. E. G. 11
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    • 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.
  • Ðis wæter cristnaþ and clǽnsaþ cwicra menigo

    this water cristeneth and purifieth a multitude of men,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 791
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • S. 610, 26
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  • Gif hwá þeóf clǽnsian wylle

    if any one will clear a thief,

    • L. Eth. iii. 7
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    • 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
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    • Th. i. 40, 14, 16: 19
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    • Th. i. 40, 17: 20
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    • Th. i. 40, 19: L. Eth. ii. 8
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    • Th. i. 288, 19: ii. 9
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    • Th. i. 290, 10
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  • 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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