Reconstruction:Old English/claþian
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”). Equivalent to clāþ (“cloth”) + -ian.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*clāþian
- to clothe
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of *clāþian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | *clāþian | *clāþienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | *clāþiġe | *clāþode |
| second person singular | *clāþast | *clāþodest |
| third person singular | *clāþaþ | *clāþode |
| plural | *clāþiaþ | *clāþodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | *clāþiġe | *clāþode |
| plural | *clāþiġen | *clāþoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | *clāþa | |
| plural | *clāþiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| *clāþiende | *clāþod | |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: clothen
References
[edit]- Charles Talbot Onions, editor (1966), The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, London, England: Oxford University Press
Categories:
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gley-
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms suffixed with -ian
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English reconstructed verbs
- Old English class 2 weak verbs