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Old English · verb

clemman

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈklem.mɑn/
Syllables
ˈklem · mɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
claumclemglaumglomsquashclamsqueezeencircle

Meaning

  1. to press; to squeeze or squash

  2. to surround, to encircle

Conjugation

Conjugation of clemman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular clemmeclemede
2nd singular clemestclemedest
3rd singular clemeþclemede
Plural clemmaþclemedon
Subjunctive
Singular clemmeclemede
Plural clemmenclemeden
Non-finite forms of clemman
Form
Infinitive clemman
Inflected infinitive clemmenne
Imperative singular cleme
Imperative plural clemmaþ
Present participle clemmende
Past participle clemedġeclemed

All forms (15)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan (“to squeeze”). Cognate with Old High German klemmen.

Descendants

clam, claum, clem, glaum, glom

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