Old English · noun
clacu
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈklɑ.ku/
- Syllables
- ˈklɑ · ku (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- din
Meaning
-
the din of battle; battle
-
hurt; harm; injury
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *klaku, from Proto-Germanic *klakō (“din, noise”), from Proto-Indo-European *glag- (“to make a sound”). Cognate with Middle High German klac (“a bang, crack, split”), Old Norse klaka (“chirping, cackling”).
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