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clifian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
clifian, cleofian, cliofian, clyfian;ode; od
Wright's OE grammar
§536;
To cleave, adhere; adhærere
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  • Hí willaþ clifian on ðǽm monnum

    they will cleave to the men,

    • Bt. 16, 3
      • ;
    • Fox 54, 19
      • .

  • Woldon hí on ðam clifian

    they would cleave to him,

    • 16, 3
      • ;
    • Fox 56, 10: L. M. 1, 2
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 38, 20
      • .

  • His flǽsces lima clifaþ ǽlc on óðrum

    each of the limbs of his flesh cleaves to another,

    • Past. 47; Hat. MS.

  • Ðín tunge clifaþ to ðínum goman

    thy tongue cleaveth to thy gums,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 530, 28
      • .

  • To ðære lifre clifiaþ

    adhærent jecori,

    • Lev. 1, 8
      • .

  • Ðæt dust, ðæt of eówre ceastre on úrum fótum clifode, we drígeaþ on eów

    pulverem, qui adhæsit nobis de civitate vestra, extergimus in vos,

    • Lk. Bos. 10, 11
      • .
Etymology
[
Wyc. cleuyde cleaved:
Laym. cleouieþ cleaveth:
O. Sax. klibón:
Dut. kleeven:
Ger. kleben, kleiben:
O. H. Ger. klebén, klebjan.
]
Derived forms
æt-clifian, ge-, on-, to-, to-ge-
Linked entries
v.  clyfian on-clifiende cleofian cliofian.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “clifian.” 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/6337.

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