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clawung

(n.)
Grammar
clawung, e; f. [clá a claw]

A pain, the gripestormina

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A pain, the gripes; tormina Lǽcedómas wið clawunga leechdoms for the gripes, L. M. cont. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 164, 16: 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 236, 1

cleacian

(v.)
Grammar
cleacian, ode; od

hurryfestinare, 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

(n.)
Grammar
cleáfa, an; m.
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A cellar; cellarium Hwá gefylþ cleáfan his quis replet cellaria sua? Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 17

Clede-múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Clede-múþa, an; m. [the mouth of the river Cleddy]

GLADMOUTH, CLEDMOUTH

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GLADMOUTH, CLEDMOUTH, South Wales Hér Eádweard cyning getimbrede ða burh æt Cledemúþan in A. D. 921, king Edward built the burgh at Cledmouth, Chr. 921; Th. 194, 1-3, col. 3; Th. 195, 1-3, col. 1

clénsian

(v.)
Grammar
clénsian, to cleanse,

clear oneself

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clear oneself, L. Win. 22; Th. i. 42, 4

cleófa

(n.)
Grammar
cleófa, cleafa, cliófa, an; m.

a cleft, chasm, den, cell, chambercubīle, 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.

Linked entries: cleáfa cliófa clýfa

cleopigend

(n.)
Grammar
cleopigend, cleopend, es; m.

A vowelvocalis

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A vowel; vocalis, Som. Ben. Lye

cleót

(n.)

a clout

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a clout, Som. Ben. Lye

clerc

(n.)
Grammar
clerc, cleric, clerec, es; m. [Lat. Clericus = κληρικός belonging to the clergy, clerical]

A CLERK, clergyman, generally a deacon or priestclericus

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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

(n.)
Grammar
clerc-hád, cleric-hád, cleroc-hád, es; m.

priesthoodsacerdotium, 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

(adj.)
Grammar
CLIBBOR, adj. [clifian to cleave, adhere]

Sticky, adhesivetenax

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Sticky, adhesive; tenax Weá biþ wundrum clibbor grief is wonderfully adhesive, Menol. Fox 485; Gn. C. 13

cliewe

(n.)

a clew

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a clew, Som. Ben. Lye

clífa

(n.)
Grammar
clífa, an; m.

A den, cavecubile, spelunca,

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A den, cave; cubile, spelunca, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 22

clifer

(n.)
Grammar
clifer, clifres; m.

A claw, talonungula

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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

(v.)
Grammar
clifian, cleofian, cliofian, clyfian;ode; od

To cleave, adhereadhærere

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To cleave, adhere; adhærere willaþ clifian on ðǽm monnum they will cleave to the men, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 19. Woldon on ðam clifian they would cleave to him, 16, 3; Fox 56, 10: L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 20.

clifrian

(v.)
Grammar
clifrian, ic clifrige;ode; od [clifer a claw]

To claw, scratchscabere

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To claw, scratch; scabere Ic clifrige scabo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 25

clif-stán

(n.)
Grammar
clif-stán, es; m.

A rough stone, rockcautes

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A rough stone, rock; cautes Clifstánas cautes, Cot. 44

clif-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
clif-wyrt, e; f.

Maiden-hair, water-wort, fox-gloveagrimonia

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Maiden-hair, water-wort, fox-glove; agrimonia Clifwyrt, sume men hataþ foxes clife, sume -wyrt cliff-wort, some men call fox-glove, some water-wort, L. M. l, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 3

climan

(v.)
Grammar
climan, ðú climst, he climþ; clomm

to climb

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to climb

CLIMBAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLIMBAN, ic climbe, ðú climst, he climþ, climbaþ; clamb, clumbon; clumben; v. a.

To CLIMBscandere, ascendere

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To CLIMB; scandere, ascendere Clumbon [MS. Clumben] upp to ðe stépel climbed up to the steeple, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 9. Clumbon [MS. Clumben] upp to ðe hálge róde climbed up to the holy cross, Erl. 209, 6

Linked entry: climan