clawan

Old English

Alternative forms

• *clēn, clawian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *klawjaną (“to claw, scratch”). Cognate with Old Dutch *clōien, *clouen; Middle Dutch clôyen, clooien, clouwen; Dutch klauwen (remodelled after the noun) klooien; Old Saxon *clawian; Middle Low German klâwen; Old High German klawēn, chlawēn, klawjan; Middle High German kleuen, klæwen; German klauen (remodelled after the noun (compare dialectal or obsolete kläuen)); Old Norse klá, kleyja; Faroese kláa; Icelandic klá; Norwegian Nynorsk klå; Old Swedish klā; Swedish klå.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑ.wɑn/

Verb

clawan

1. to claw or scratch

Conjugation

Conjugation of clawan (weak class 1)

infinitive	clawan	clawenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	clawe	clawde
second person singular	clawest, clawst	clawdest
third person singular	claweþ, clawþ	clawde
plural	clawaþ	clawdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	clawe	clawde
plural	clawen	clawden
imperative
singular	claw
plural	clawaþ
participle	present	past
	clawende	(ġe)clawed

Related terms

• clawu

Descendants

• Middle English: clawen, clawy, clawe, clowe, clawyn, cleen
  • English: claw
  • Scots: claw

Etymology 2

From the same source as clawan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑː.wɑn/

Verb

clāwan

1. to claw or scratch

Conjugation

Conjugation of clāwan (strong class 7)

infinitive	clāwan	clāwenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	clāwe	clēow
second person singular	clǣwst	clēowe
third person singular	clǣwþ	clēow
plural	clāwaþ	clēowon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	clāwe	clēowe
plural	clāwen	clēowen
imperative
singular	clāw
plural	clāwaþ
participle	present	past
	clāwende	(ġe)clāwen

Descendants

• Middle English: *clowen, cloen, cloe