clemman
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan (“to squeeze”). Cognate with Old High German klemmen.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editclemman (rare)
Conjugation
editConjugation of clemman (weak class 1)
infinitive | clemman | clemmenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | clemme | clemede |
second person singular | clemest | clemedest |
third person singular | clemeþ | clemede |
plural | clemmaþ | clemedon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | clemme | clemede |
plural | clemmen | clemeden |
imperative | ||
singular | cleme | |
plural | clemmaþ | |
participle | present | past |
clemmende | (ġe)clemed |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “clemman, clæmman”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I [1], Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.