clæne

Old English

Alternative forms

clene

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klainiz. Cognate with Old Saxon klêni, Old High German kleini.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈklæːne/

Adjective

clǣne

(West Saxon, Anglian) clear
- c. 960 CE – 990 CE, The Phoenix
  Þǣr þā līchoman, leahtra clǣne
  gongað glædmōde, gǣstas hweorfað
  Translation by S. A. J. Bradley
  There the bodies, clean from vices,
  will walk glad-hearted, and spirits will return […]
(West Saxon, Anglian) clean

Declension

Declension of clæne — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	clǣne	clǣne	clǣne
Accusative	clǣnene	clǣnee	clǣne
Genitive	clǣnees	clǣnere	clǣnees
Dative	clǣneum	clǣnere	clǣneum
Instrumental	clǣnee	clǣnere	clǣnee
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	clǣnee	clǣnea, -e	clǣne
Accusative	clǣnee	clǣnea, -e	clǣne
Genitive	clǣnera	clǣnera	clǣnera
Dative	clǣneum	clǣneum	clǣneum
Instrumental	clǣneum	clǣneum	clǣneum

Declension of clæne — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	clǣnea	clǣnee	clǣnee
Accusative	clǣnean	clǣnean	clǣnee
Genitive	clǣnean	clǣnean	clǣnean
Dative	clǣnean	clǣnean	clǣnean
Instrumental	clǣnean	clǣnean	clǣnean
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	clǣnean	clǣnean	clǣnean
Accusative	clǣnean	clǣnean	clǣnean
Genitive	clǣnera, clǣneena	clǣnera, clǣneena	clǣnera, clǣneena
Dative	clǣneum	clǣneum	clǣneum
Instrumental	clǣneum	clǣneum	clǣneum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: clane, clene
- English: clean
- Scots: clene, clein

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