klevve

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• kläve, kleave (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German klevōn, northern variant of klebēn, from Proto-Germanic *klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛvə/

Verb

klevve (third-person singular present kläv, past participle jekläv)

1. (Ripuarian, transitive or intransitive) to stick; to be sticky

   Meng Häng klevve vom Hunnig.

   My hands are sticky from the honey.