clevere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• clever

Etymology

From cleven (“to split”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkleːvər(ə)/

Noun

clevere

1. A wood-splitter.

Descendants

• English: cleaver

References

• “clẹ̄vere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-1.