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Old English · verb

cliþan

Normalised clīþan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class I
IPA: /ˈkliː.θɑn/
[ˈkliː.ðɑn]
Syllables: ˈkliː · θɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: adhere

Meaning

to stick, cleave, adhere

Conjugation

Conjugation of cliþan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	clīþe	clāþ
2nd singular	clīst	clide
3rd singular	clīþþ clīþ	clāþ
Plural	clīþaþ	clidon
Subjunctive
Singular	clīþe	clide
Plural	clīþen	cliden

Non-finite forms of cliþan
	Form
Infinitive	clīþan
Inflected infinitive	clīþenne
Imperative singular	clīþ
Imperative plural	clīþaþ
Present participle	clīþende
Past participle	cliden ġecliden

All forms (14)

clīþe
clāþ
clīst
clide
clīþþ
clīþ
clīþaþ
clidon
clīþen
cliden
clīþan
clīþenne
clīþende
ġecliden

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klīþan. Alternatively, possibly an alteration (due to Old English clāþ, clǣþan, etc.) of Old English clīfan (“to cling to, stick”).

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