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ge-clǽnsian

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-clǽnsian, -clǽnsigan, -clǽsnian, -clánsian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [clǽnsian to cleanse]
To cleanse, purify; mundāre, purgāre
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  • Gyf ðú wylt, ðú miht me geclǽnsian

    si vis, pŏtes me mundāre,

    • Mt. Bos. 8, 2
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    • Mk. Bos. 1, 40
    • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 1352
    • ;
    • El. 678
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  • Saul ne meahte his wambe geclǽnsigan

    Saul could not purify his stomach,

    • Past. 28, 6; Swt. 197, 24
    • ;
    • Hat. MS. 38 a, 9
    • .
  • Geclǽnsa oððe afeorma me

    munda me,

    • Ps. Lamb. 50, 4
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  • Ic beó geclǽnsod

    mundābar,

    • 50, 9 : Mt. Bos. 8, 3
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    • Mk, Bos. 1, 40, 41
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    • Bt. 38, 4; Fox 202, 29
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  • Geclǽnsedra

    castīgātior,

    • Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 1
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v.  ge-clǽsnian ge-clánsian.
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