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clean OE. clǣne = OS. klēni, OHG. kleini clear, delicate, small (G. klein small) :- WGmc. *klaini. The historically orig. sense ‘clear, pure’ is most nearly preserved by Eng. among the mod. langs.
Hence cleanly adj. and adv. OE. clǣnlīċ, -līċe; see -LY 1, -LY 2. cleanse OE. clǣnsian.

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