Reconstruction:Old English/clæte

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klaitijā, from *klaitā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæː.te/

Noun

*clǣte f

1. (botany) burdock

Declension

Declension of clǣte (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	clǣte	clǣtan
accusative	clǣtan	clǣtan
genitive	clǣtan	clǣtena
dative	clǣtan	clǣtum

Related terms

• clāte

Descendants

• Middle English: clete, cleyt, clyte, clett
  • English: cleat