clumse
(intransitive) To be numb or benumbed; be stiffened or paralysed with cold or fear.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(intransitive) To be numb or benumbed; be stiffened or paralysed with cold or fear.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(transitive) To numb; benumb; stiffen or paralyse with cold or fear.
Origin: From , clomsen, cloumsen, from (compare ), whence also dialectal , dialectal . Compare related , , verkleumen,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(dialectal, Scotland) To die of thirst.
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