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Old English · noun

clufu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈklu.fu/
[ˈklu.vu]
Syllables
ˈklu · fu (2 syllables)
Modern English
clovebulbtubergarlic

Meaning

  1. clove (of garlic)

    gārleaces.iii. clufe

    three cloves of garlic

  2. a bulb or tuber (of a plant)

  3. an ear (of corn)

Declension

Declension of clufu
SingularPlural
Nominative clufuclufaclufe
Accusative clufeclufaclufe
Genitive clufeclufa
Dative clufeclufum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klubu, from Proto-Germanic *klubō, from the root of *kleubaną.

Descendants

clove

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