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CLINGAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLINGAN, ic clinge, ðú clingst, he clingþ, clingaþ; clang, clungon; clungen, geclungen.

to wither, pine, to CLING ⬩ shrink up ⬩ se contrahere, marcescere ⬩ to CLING, stick close ⬩ circumcludere, includere

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to wither, pine, to CLING [in this sense, rarely used in English] or shrink up; se contrahere, marcescere Clang wæteres þrym ofer eástreámas: ís brycgade blǽce brimráde the glory of water shrank over river streams: ice bridged a pale water*-*road, Andr

clingan

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Add: to shrink together from heat or cold

ge-clingan

Linked entry: ge-clungen

be-clingan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clingan, p. -clang, pl. -clungon; pp. -clungen [clingan, I. to wither, II. to adhere]

To BECLING ⬩ surround ⬩ inclose ⬩ circumcludere ⬩ includere

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To BECLING, surround, inclose; circumcludere, includere Clommum beclungen inclosed in bands, Elen. Kmbl. 1388; El. 696

Linked entry: CLINGAN

for-clingan

(v.)
Grammar
for-clingan, p. -clang, pl. -clungon; pp. -clungen

To shrink up ⬩ marcescĕre

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To shrink up; marcescĕre Wǽron sume on forclungenum treówe ahangene some were hung up on a shrunken tree, Nath. 8

Linked entry: CLINGAN

á-clingan

(v.)
Grammar
á-clingan, p. -clang; pp. -clungen
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To wither Áclungne flaccentia, contracta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 22

Linked entry: clingan

for-clingan

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Forclingendu rigentia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 21. Add:

clifian

(v.)
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On cliofað inheret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 15. Se gást sylf cleofað on Gode, Gr. D. 264, 3. Hí mid hyra móde him on clifiað (cleof-, v. l. ), 138, 30. Of þám hege þe hé fæste on clifode (clyf-, v. l. ), 25, 12. Hé cleofode on ðǽre eorðan and ne mihte ná

clipian

(v.)
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Add: of persons Ic tó þé cleopie, Bl. H. 89, 14, Clepað clamitat, Kent. Gl. 6. Wé cliepiað (clip-, v. l. ) tó Gode, Past. 263, 23. Clipode proclamat, Hpt. Gl. 480, 17. Þes þearfa clepode ( clamavit ) tó Gode, Ps. Th. 33, 6. Hí for ege ne durron clypion

CLÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLÍFAN, ic clífe, ðú clífest, clífst, he clífeþ, clífþ, clifaþ; cláf, clifon; clifen

To CLEAVE, adhere ⬩ adhærere

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To CLEAVE, adhere; adhærere

clífan

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On clífende þám gáste se líchama inhaerendo spiritui caro, Gr. D. 264, 1. Add

climan

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Dele

clifian

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

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. His flǽsces lima clifaþ ǽlc on óðrum

Linked entries: clyfian cleofian cliofian on-clifiende tó

CLIMBAN

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

To CLIMB ⬩ scandere, 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

clipian

(v.)
Grammar
clipian, clipigan,clipiaþ; ode; od

call, address, invoke ⬩ vocare, alloqui

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To make a vocal sound, call, address, invoke; vocare, alloqui We clipiaþ to ǽlcum þinge we address everything, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 25

Linked entries: cleopian clypian

clíþan

(v.)
Grammar
clíþan, to
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stick, cleave. v. æt-clíþende

clipian

(v.)
Grammar
clipian, Add: <b>I a.</b> with acc.
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Hé clipode tó Gode þisne cwyde, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11. 37. of sounds Þone swég þára fíf clipiendra stafa, Chrd. 57, 8

climan

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

to climb

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to climb

æt-clifian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-clifian, p. ode; pp. od; v. intrans.

To cleave to ⬩ adhere ⬩ adhærere

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To cleave to, adhere; adhærere, Ps. Vos. 101, 6

æt-clifian

(v.)
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Ætfélun (vel ætclofodon in a later hand) adheserunt, Ps. V. 101, 6. Add

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