clæg

Old English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /klæːj/

Noun

clǣġ m

1. clay

Declension

Declension of clæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	clǣġ	clǣġas
accusative	clǣġ	clǣġas
genitive	clǣġes	clǣġa
dative	clǣġe	clǣġum

Descendants

• Middle English: cley
  • English: clay, cley
  • Scots: cley
  • Yola: cley

References

• “clæg” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
• Clay, New Webster Dictionary of English Language, 1980 edition.