clæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klajjaz, from *kli- ‘to stick, cleave’, from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick”). Cognate with Middle Low German klei (Dutch klei, German Klei). Compare also Ancient Greek γλία (glía), Latin glūs ‘glue’, Old Church Slavonic глина ‘clay’.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klæːj/

Noun

clǣġ m

clay

Declension

Declension of clæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	clǣġ	clǣġas
accusative	clǣġ	clǣġas
genitive	clǣġes	clǣġa
dative	clǣġe	clǣġum

Descendants

Middle English: clei, cley, clay
- English: clay

References

“clæg” in Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 8th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1973 (1974 printing), OCLC 299192187.
Clay, New Webster Dictionary of English Language, 1980 edition.

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