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Old English · verb

clifan

Normalised clīfan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class I
IPA: /ˈkliː.fɑn/
[ˈkliː.vɑn]
Syllables: ˈkliː · fɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: clive

clifan1 · noun · inflected form

Senses

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

clifan2 · verb

Senses

to cleave, stick to

Conjugation

Conjugation of clifan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	clīfe	clāf
2nd singular	clīfst	clife
3rd singular	clīfþ	clāf
Plural	clīfaþ	clifon
Subjunctive
Singular	clīfe	clife
Plural	clīfen	clifen

Non-finite forms of clifan
	Form
Infinitive	clīfan
Inflected infinitive	clīfenne
Imperative singular	clīf
Imperative plural	clīfaþ
Present participle	clīfende
Past participle	clifen ġeclifen

All forms (14)

clīfe
clāf
clīfst
clife
clīfþ
clīfaþ
clifon
clīfen
clifen
clīfan
clīfenne
clīf
clīfende
ġeclifen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klīban, from Proto-Germanic *klībaną.

Descendants

clive

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