cleofan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“cut, carve”).
Germanic cognates include Old Saxon kliovan, Middle Dutch clieven (Dutch klieven), Old High German klioban, Old Norse kljúfa. The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “carve”), Latin glūbō (“strip the bark off a tree”), Russian глубо́кий (glubókij, “deep”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
clēofan
- to cleave, split
- Bordweall clufon aforan Eadweardes. ― Edward’s sons clove the shield-wall. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicles)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of clēofan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | clēofan | clēofenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | clēofe | clēaf |
| second person singular | clīefst | clufe |
| third person singular | clīefþ | clēaf |
| plural | clēofaþ | clufon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | clēofe | clufe |
| plural | clēofen | clufen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | clēof | |
| plural | clēofaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| clēofende | (ġe)clofen | |