Old English · noun

clæg

Normalised clǣġ

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /klæːj/
Syllables: klæːj (1 syllable)
Modern English: clay cley

Meaning

clay

Declension

Declension of clæg
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	clǣġ	clǣġas
Accusative	clǣġ	clǣġas
Genitive	clǣġes	clǣġa
Dative	clǣġe	clǣġum

All forms (6)

clǣġ
clǣġas
clǣġes
clǣġa
clǣġe
clǣġum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klaij, from Proto-Germanic *klajjaz, from Proto-Germanic *kli- (“to stick, cleave”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick”). Cognate with Middle Low German klei (Dutch klei, German Klei). Compare also Ancient Greek γλία (glía), Latin glūs (“glue”), Old Church Slavonic глина (glina, “clay”).

Descendants

clay, cley

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