cleacian
hurry ⬩ festinare, trepidare
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To go nimbly, hurry; festinare, trepidare He cleacode swíðe earhlíce to porte he hurried very timidly to town; in via totus trepidabat, M. H. 115a
cleáfa
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A cellar; cellarium Hwá gefylþ cleáfan his quis replet cellaria sua? Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 17
cléne
cleanly, entirely ⬩ penitus
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cleanly, entirely; penitus Deópne ymblyt cléne ymbhaldeþ meotod the lord entirely upholdeth the deep expanse, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 14
clénsian
clear oneself
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clear oneself, L. Win. 22; Th. i. 42, 4
cleófa
a cleft, chasm, den, cell, chamber ⬩ cubīle, cellarium, cubiculum
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Unriht he byþ smeágende on his cliófan iniquitatem meditatus est in cubili suo, Ps. Th. 35, 3. Sinewealt cleófa vel portic absida, Ælfc. Gl. 108; Som. 78, 122; Wrt. Voc. 58, 34.
cleofian
To cleave, adhere, stick ⬩ adhærere
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To cleave, adhere, stick; adhærere Ða ðe him on cleófiaþ those who cleave to him, Exon. 97b; Th. 364, 20; Wal. 73
cleopigend
A vowel ⬩ vocalis
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A vowel; vocalis, Som. Ben. Lye
cleót
a clout
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a clout, Som. Ben. Lye
clerc
A CLERK, clergyman, generally a deacon or priest ⬩ clericus
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A CLERK, clergyman, generally a deacon or priest; clericus Gregorius wæs clerc Gregory was a priest, Chr. 1129; Erl. 258, 25: 1123; Erl. 250, 20. He dráf út ða clerca of ðe biscopríce he drove the clergy out of the bishopric, 963; Erl. 121, 13.
Linked entry: cliroc
clerc-hád
priesthood ⬩ sacerdotium, clericatus
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The clerical office, priesthood; sacerdotium, clericatus Clerchádes man a man of the clerical order, Chr. 1123; Erl. 250, 11. Clerichád clericatus, C. R. Ben. 60. Clerochád clericatus, Cot. 45
CLIBBOR
Sticky, adhesive ⬩ tenax
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Sticky, adhesive; tenax Weá biþ wundrum clibbor grief is wonderfully adhesive, Menol. Fox 485; Gn. C. 13
cliewe
a clew
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a clew, Som. Ben. Lye
CLIF
A CLIFF, rock, steep descent ⬩ promon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium
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Æt Eádwines clife at Edwin's cliff, Chr. 761; Th. 89, 24, col. 1. Ðæt hí ne hlipen on ðæt scorene clif that they leap not down the abrupt cliff, Past. 33, 1; Hat. MS. 41a. 9. Be clifum on the cliffs, Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 15; Secf. 8.
clífa
A den, cave ⬩ cubile, spelunca,
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A den, cave; cubile, spelunca, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 22
clifer
A claw, talon ⬩ ungula
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A claw, talon; ungula Clifras [MS. cifras] ungulas, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 150, 37. Clifra ungularum, 149, 7
Linked entry: clifrian
clifian
To cleave, adhere ⬩ adhærere
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To cleave, adhere; adhærere 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.
Linked entries: clyfian cleofian cliofian on-clifiende tó
clifrian
To claw, scratch ⬩ scabere
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To claw, scratch; scabere Ic clifrige scabo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 25
clif-stán
A rough stone, rock ⬩ cautes
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A rough stone, rock; cautes Clifstánas cautes, Cot. 44
clif-wyrt
Maiden-hair, water-wort, fox-glove ⬩ agrimonia
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Maiden-hair, water-wort, fox-glove; agrimonia Clifwyrt, sume men hataþ foxes clife, sume eá-wyrt cliff-wort, some men call fox-glove, some water-wort, L. M. l, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 3
Linked entries: clife clyf-wyrt foxes glófa
climan
to climb
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to climb