Reconstruction:Old Dutch/clievan

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-.

Verb

*clievan

  1. to cleave

Inflection

Conjugation of *clievan (strong class 2)
infinitive *clievan
indicative present past
1st person singular *clievo, *clievon *clōf
2nd person singular *cliuvis *cluvi
3rd person singular *cliuvit *clōf
1st person plural *clievun *cluvon
2nd person plural *clievit *cluvot
3rd person plural *clievunt *cluvon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *clieve *cluvi
2nd person singular *clievis *cluvi
3rd person singular *clieve *cluvi
1st person plural *clievin *cluvin
2nd person plural *clievit *cluvit
3rd person plural *clievin *cluvin
imperative present
singular *clief, *cliuf
plural *clievet
participle present past
*clievandi *clovan, *giclovan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: clieven
    • Dutch: klieven
    • Limburgish: kleive
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