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clýfa

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clýfa, clífa, an; m, [cleófa, cleófan to cleave, divide, separate] .
a separate place for man, — A chamber; cubiculum, cubile
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  • Ne máge we hreppan ǽnne wyrm binnon ðlnum clýfan

    we may not touch a worm in thy chamber,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 416, 23
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  • On díglum oððe on incófan, oððe on clýfum

    in cubīlibus,

    • Ps. Lamb. 4, 5
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  • On his incófan oððe on his clýfan

    in cubīli suo,

    • 35, 5
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a separate place for wild beasts, — A cave, den; antrum, caverna, cubile
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  • On ðám clífum ðe dracan oneardedon

    in the dens which dragons dwelt in;

    in cubīlibus, in quĭbus dracōnes habitābant,

    • Bd. 3, 23
      • ;
    • S. 554, 22
      • .
Derived forms
bed-clýfa, gebed-, hord-, in-
Similar entries
v. cleófa.
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v.  cleófa clífa.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “clýfa.” 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/6391.

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