clewe

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English clīewen,[1] from Proto-Germanic *kliuwīną, *klewô.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkliu̯(ə)/, /ˈkliu̯ən/

Noun

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clewe (plural clewes)

  1. A clew (lump or sphere of thread or yarn).
  2. A string of yarn for finding a path.

Descendants

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  • English: clew, clue
  • Scots: clew, cloo, clue

References

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  1. ^ cleue, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 August 2018.