Reconstruction:Old English/claþian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”). Equivalent to clāþ (“cloth”) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑː.θi.ɑn/, [ˈklɑː.ði.ɑn]

Verb

*clāþian

1. to clothe

Conjugation

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

• Middle English: clothen

References

• Charles Talbot Onions, editor (1966), The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, London, England: Oxford University Press