clacu

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klaku, from Proto-Germanic *klakō (“din, noise”), from Proto-Indo-European *glag- (“to make a sound”). Cognate with Middle High German klac (“a bang, crack, split”), Old Norse klaka (“chirping, cackling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑ.ku/

Noun

clacu f

1. the din of battle; battle
2. hurt; harm; injury

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	clacu	claca, clace
accusative	clace	claca, clace
genitive	clace	claca
dative	clace	clacum

Related terms

• clæclēas

Descendants

• Middle English: clake, clak, clack