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Old English · verb

claþian

Normalised clāþian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈklɑː.θi.ɑn/
[ˈklɑː.ði.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈklɑː · θi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
clothedressedprovide

Meaning

  1. to clothe, provide with clothing

  2. to put on clothes, dress, get dressed

Conjugation

Conjugation of claþian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular clāþiġeclāþode
2nd singular clāþastclāþodest
3rd singular clāþaþclāþode
Plural clāþiaþclāþodon
Subjunctive
Singular clāþiġeclāþode
Plural clāþiġenclāþoden
Non-finite forms of claþian
Form
Infinitive clāþian
Inflected infinitive clāþienne
Imperative singular clāþa
Imperative plural clāþiaþ
Present participle clāþiende
Past participle clāþodġeclāþod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klaiþōn (“to clothe”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”). Equivalent to clāþ (“cloth”) + -ian.

Descendants

clothe

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