cléofan — sv/t2 3rd pres clíefþ past cléaf/clufon ptp geclofen to cleave, split, separate … Old to modern English dictionary
cleave — I. intransitive verb (cleaved or clove; also clave; cleaved; cleaving) Etymology: Middle English clevien, from Old English clifian; akin to Old High German kleben to stick Date: before 12th century to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cleft — I. noun Etymology: Middle English clift, from Old English geclyft; akin to Old English clēofan to cleave Date: 14th century 1. a space or opening made by or as if by splitting ; fissure 2. a usually V shaped indented formation ; a hollow between… … New Collegiate Dictionary
clove — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clufu; akin to Old English clēofan to cleave Date: before 12th century one of the small bulbs (as in garlic) developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb II. past of cleave III. noun… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Auto-antonym — Enantiodrome redirects here. For the Jungian principle of equilibrium, see Enantiodromia. An auto antonym (sometimes spelled autantonym), or contranym (originally spelled contronym), is a word with a homograph (a word of the same spelling) that… … Wikipedia
Kleben — Klêben, verb. reg. welches in doppelter Gestalt üblich ist. I. Als ein Neutrum, welches im Hochdeutschen das Hülfswort haben, im Oberdeutschen aber auch seyn bekommt. 1. Eigentlich, hangen bleiben, am eigentlichsten von Dingen, welche vermittelst … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
Klieben — Klieben, verb. irreg. Imperf. ich klob; Mittelw. gekloben; welches in doppelter Gestalt üblich ist, aber in beyden am häufigsten im Oberdeutschen vorkommt. 1) Als ein Neutrum, mit dem Hülfsworte seyn, einen Spalt bekommen, sich spalten; im Oberd … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
gleubh- — To tear apart, cleave. Derivatives include clever and hieroglyphic. I. Basic form *gleubh . 1. cleave1, from Old English clēofan, to split, cleave, from Germanic *kleuban. 2. Probably o grade form *gloubh . clever, from … Universalium
cleave — cleave1 cleavingly, adv. /kleev/, v.i., cleaved or (Archaic) clave; cleaved; cleaving. 1. to adhere closely; stick; cling (usually fol. by to). 2. to remain faithful (usually fol. by to): to cleave to one s principles in spite of persecution.… … Universalium
cleaved — (klēvd) [A.S. clēofan] split or separated, as by cutting … Medical dictionary
