Old English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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 edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: clemen