clawen
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Middle English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old English clawan, clāwan, *clēn, clawian, from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną; equivalent to clawe + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]clawen
- To scratch at with the claws; to claw or make lacerations.
- To scratch gently (as to remove pain or aching).
- (rare) To grab onto; to make a grip on something.
- (rare) To flatter; to butter up.
- (rare) To wipe or remove dirt by abrasion.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of clawen (weak in -ed or strong class 7)
infinitive | (to) clawen, clawe | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | clawe | clawed, clew | |
2nd-person singular | clawest | clawedest, clewe, clew | |
3rd-person singular | claweth | clawed, clew | |
subjunctive singular | clawe | clawed1, clewe1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | clawen, clawe | claweden, clawede, clewen, clewe | |
imperative plural | claweth, clawe | — | |
participles | clawynge, clawende | clawed, clawen, clawe, yclawed, yclawen |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “clauen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-12.
Etymology 2
[edit]From clawe + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
[edit]clawen
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