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Old English · verb

clæþan

Normalised clǣþan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈklæː.θɑn/
[ˈklæː.ðɑn]
Syllables
ˈklæː · θɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
cleadclothe

Meaning

  1. to clothe

Conjugation

Conjugation of clæþan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular clǣþeclǣþde
2nd singular clǣþestclǣstclǣþdest
3rd singular clǣþeþclǣþþclǣþclǣþde
Plural clǣþaþclǣþdon
Subjunctive
Singular clǣþeclǣþde
Plural clǣþenclǣþden
Non-finite forms of clæþan
Form
Infinitive clǣþan
Inflected infinitive clǣþenne
Imperative singular clǣþ
Imperative plural clǣþaþ
Present participle clǣþende
Past participle clǣþedġeclǣþed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klaiþijan, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick to, adhere”). Equivalent to clǣþ + -an.

Descendants

clead

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