eldertongue

Old English · verb

clawian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈklɑ.wi.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈklɑ · wi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
scratchclaw

Meaning

  1. to claw or scratch

Conjugation

Conjugation of clawian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular clawiġeclawode
2nd singular clawastclawodest
3rd singular clawaþclawode
Plural clawiaþclawodon
Subjunctive
Singular clawiġeclawode
Plural clawiġenclawoden
Non-finite forms of clawian
Form
Infinitive clawian
Inflected infinitive clawienne
Imperative singular clawa
Imperative plural clawiaþ
Present participle clawiende
Past participle clawodġeclawod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *klawēn; by surface analysis, clawu (“claw”) + -ian.

Descendants

claw

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