cleofan

Normalised clēofan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class II
IPA: /ˈkle͜oː.fɑn/
[ˈkle͜oː.vɑn]
Syllables: ˈkle͜oː · fɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: cleave split

cleofan1 · noun · inflected form

Senses

inflection of cleofa:; accusative/genitive/dative singular
inflection of cleofa:; nominative/accusative plural
Inflected form of cleofa

cleofan2 · verb

Senses

to cleave, split

Bordweall clufon aforan Eadweardes.

Edward’s sons clove the shield-wall. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicles)

Conjugation

Conjugation of cleofan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	clēofe	clēaf
2nd singular	clīefst	clufe
3rd singular	clīefþ	clēaf
Plural	clēofaþ	clufon
Subjunctive
Singular	clēofe	clufe
Plural	clēofen	clufen

Non-finite forms of cleofan
	Form
Infinitive	clēofan
Inflected infinitive	clēofenne
Imperative singular	clēof
Imperative plural	clēofaþ
Present participle	clēofende
Past participle	clofen ġeclofen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“cut, carve”). Germanic cognates include Old Saxon kliovan, Middle Dutch clieven (Dutch klieven), Old High German klioban, Old Norse kljúfa. The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “carve”), Latin glūbō (“strip the bark off a tree”), Russian глубо́кий (glubókij, “deep”).

Descendants

cleave

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