clæman

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklæː.mɑn/

Verb

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

Descendants

  • Middle English: clemen
    • English: cleam
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