Old English · adjective
clæne
Normalised clǣne
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈklæː.ne/
- Syllables
- ˈklæː · ne (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- clean
Meaning
-
clean
Gā and dō on clǣne hemeþe.
Go and put on a clean shirt.
-
pure
clǣne gold
pure gold
-
clear
Þā niht wæs sēo lyft swīðe clǣnu and þā steorran ofer ealne þone heofon swīðe beorhte sċīnende. That night, the air was very clear, and all the stars in the sky were shining very brightly.
early 12th century, the Peterborough Chronicle
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | clǣne | clǣnuclǣno | clǣne |
| Accusative | clǣnne | clǣne | clǣne |
| Genitive | clǣnes | clǣnre | clǣnes |
| Dative | clǣnum | clǣnre | clǣnum |
| Instrumental | clǣne | clǣnre | clǣne |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | clǣne | clǣnaclǣne | clǣnuclǣno |
| Accusative | clǣne | clǣnaclǣne | clǣnuclǣno |
| Genitive | clǣnra | clǣnra | clǣnra |
| Dative | clǣnum | clǣnum | clǣnum |
| Instrumental | clǣnum | clǣnum | clǣnum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | clǣna | clǣne | clǣne |
| Accusative | clǣnan | clǣnan | clǣne |
| Genitive | clǣnan | clǣnan | clǣnan |
| Dative | clǣnan | clǣnan | clǣnan |
| Instrumental | clǣnan | clǣnan | clǣnan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | clǣnan | clǣnan | clǣnan |
| Accusative | clǣnan | clǣnan | clǣnan |
| Genitive | clǣnraclǣnena | clǣnraclǣnena | clǣnraclǣnena |
| Dative | clǣnum | clǣnum | clǣnum |
| Instrumental | clǣnum | clǣnum | clǣnum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *klainī. Cognate with Old Saxon klēni, Old High German kleini.
Descendants
clean
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