clæman

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klaimijaną. Cognate with Old High German kleimen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklæːmɑn/

Verb

clǣman

  1. To smear.
Quotations
  • Ðū wircst wununge binnan ðam arce and clǣmst wiðinnan and wiðūtan mid tyrwan. (Anglo-Saxon genesis)
    Thou makest a dwelling place inside the ark and smearest it within and without with tar.

Descendants

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