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Old English · verb

clænsian

Normalised clǣnsian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈklæːn.si.ɑn/
[ˈklæːn.zi.ɑn]
Syllables: ˈklæːn · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: cleanse absolve clean wrongdoing

Meaning

to clean, cleanse
to purify
to absolve, clear someone of wrongdoing

Conjugation

Conjugation of clænsian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	clǣnsiġe	clǣnsode
2nd singular	clǣnsast	clǣnsodest
3rd singular	clǣnsaþ	clǣnsode
Plural	clǣnsiaþ	clǣnsodon
Subjunctive
Singular	clǣnsiġe	clǣnsode
Plural	clǣnsiġen	clǣnsoden

Non-finite forms of clænsian
	Form
Infinitive	clǣnsian
Inflected infinitive	clǣnsienne
Imperative singular	clǣnsa
Imperative plural	clǣnsiaþ
Present participle	clǣnsiende
Past participle	clǣnsod ġeclǣnsod

All forms (15)

clǣnsiġe
clǣnsode
clǣnsast
clǣnsodest
clǣnsaþ
clǣnsiaþ
clǣnsodon
clǣnsiġen
clǣnsoden
clǣnsian
clǣnsienne
clǣnsa
clǣnsiende
clǣnsod
ġeclǣnsod

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klainisōn, from Proto-Germanic *klainisōną, from Proto-Indo-European *g(e)lēy- (“gleaming”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to gleam”), equivalent to clǣne + -sian.

Descendants

cleanse

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