clæman

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klaimijan. Cognate with Old High German kleimen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæː.mɑn/

Verb

clǣman

1. to smear
   • c. C.E. 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham's translation of the Book of Genesis:

     Ðū wircst wununge binnan ðam arce and clǣmst wiðinnan and wiðūtan mid tyrwan.

     Thou makest a dwelling place inside the ark and smearest it within and without with tar.

Conjugation

Conjugation of clǣman (weak class 1)

infinitive	clǣman	clǣmenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	clǣme	clǣmde
second person singular	clǣmest, clǣmst	clǣmdest
third person singular	clǣmeþ, clǣmþ	clǣmde
plural	clǣmaþ	clǣmdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	clǣme	clǣmde
plural	clǣmen	clǣmden
imperative
singular	clǣm
plural	clǣmaþ
participle	present	past
	clǣmende	(ġe)clǣmed

Descendants

• Middle English: clemen
  • English: cleam