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CLIMBAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
CLIMBAN, ic climbe, ðú climst, he climþ, climbaþ; clamb, clumbon; clumben; v. a.
Wright's OE grammar
§282; §292; §310; §498;
To CLIMB; scandere, ascendere
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  • 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
    • .
Etymology
[
Laym. climben to climb, he climbeth; p. cluombe, pl. clumben; pp. iclumben:
Orm. climbenn to climb:
Dut. klimmen scandere:
O. H. Ger. klimban:
M. H. Ger. klimmen, klam, klummen, geklummen:
Sansk. kram incedere, ascendere.
]
Derived forms
ofer-climan, ofer-climban, climan, clymmian
Linked entries
v.  climan.
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  • CLIMBAN, v.