clæg
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *klaij, from Proto-Germanic *klajjaz, from Proto-Germanic *kli- (“to stick, cleave”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick”).
Cognate with Middle Low German klei (Dutch klei, German Klei). Compare also Ancient Greek γλία (glía), Latin glūs (“glue”), Old Church Slavonic глина (glina, “clay”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]clǣġ m
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | clǣġ | clǣġas |
accusative | clǣġ | clǣġas |
genitive | clǣġes | clǣġa |
dative | clǣġe | clǣġum |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “clæg” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
- Clay, New Webster Dictionary of English Language, 1980 edition.
Categories:
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English masculine a-stem nouns
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