"clæman" meaning in Old English

See clæman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈklæː.mɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *klaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *klaimijaną (“to smear”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to smear, glue; stick”). Cognate with Old High German bikleimen (“to stain”), Old Norse kleima (“to smear”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*klaimijan}} Proto-West Germanic *klaimijan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*klaimijaną|t=to smear}} Proto-Germanic *klaimijaną (“to smear”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*gley-|t=to smear, glue; stick}} Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to smear, glue; stick”), {{cog|goh|bikleimen|t=to stain}} Old High German bikleimen (“to stain”), {{cog|non|kleima|t=to smear}} Old Norse kleima (“to smear”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|clǣman}} clǣman Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|clǣman<w1>}} Forms: clǣman [canonical], weak [table-tags], clǣman [infinitive], clǣmenne [infinitive], clǣme [first-person, present, singular], clǣmde [first-person, past, singular], clǣmest [present, second-person, singular], clǣmst [present, second-person, singular], clǣmdest [past, second-person, singular], clǣmeþ [present, singular, third-person], clǣmþ [present, singular, third-person], clǣmde [past, singular, third-person], clǣmaþ [plural, present], clǣmdon [past, plural], clǣme [present, singular], clǣmde [past, singular], clǣmen [plural, present], clǣmden [past, plural], clǣm [imperative, past, present, singular], clǣmaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], clǣmende [imperative, present], clǣmed [imperative, past], ġeclǣmed [imperative, past]
  1. to smear
    Sense id: en-clæman-ang-verb-CLyELLoj Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20
  2. to anoint
    Sense id: en-clæman-ang-verb-Pw-mLJh7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beclǣman, forclǣman, ġeclǣman
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "beclǣman"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "forclǣman"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ġeclǣman"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "cleam"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "clemen"
    }
  ],
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        "t": "to stain"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "t": "to smear"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse kleima (“to smear”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *klaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *klaimijaną (“to smear”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to smear, glue; stick”). Cognate with Old High German bikleimen (“to stain”), Old Norse kleima (“to smear”).",
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "clǣmdest",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣm",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeclǣmed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "clǣman"
      },
      "expansion": "clǣman",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "clǣman<w1>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "57 43",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Thou makest a dwelling place inside the ark and smearest it within and without with tar.",
          "roman": "Ðū wircst wununge binnan ðam arce and clǣmst wiðinnan and wiðūtan mid tyrwan.",
          "text": "c. CE 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham's translation of the Book of Genesis",
          "translation": "Thou makest a dwelling place inside the ark and smearest it within and without with tar.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to smear"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "smear",
          "smear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to anoint"
      ],
      "id": "en-clæman-ang-verb-Pw-mLJh7",
      "links": [
        [
          "anoint",
          "anoint"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈklæː.mɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clæman"
}
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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "beclǣman"
    },
    {
      "word": "forclǣman"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġeclǣman"
    }
  ],
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmdest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmeþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣm",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clǣmed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeclǣmed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Thou makest a dwelling place inside the ark and smearest it within and without with tar.",
          "roman": "Ðū wircst wununge binnan ðam arce and clǣmst wiðinnan and wiðūtan mid tyrwan.",
          "text": "c. CE 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham's translation of the Book of Genesis",
          "translation": "Thou makest a dwelling place inside the ark and smearest it within and without with tar.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to smear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "smear",
          "smear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to anoint"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anoint",
          "anoint"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈklæː.mɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clæman"
}

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