clevere

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cleven (“to split”) +‎ -ere (suffix forming agent nouns).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkleːvər(ə)/

Noun

clevere

  1. A wood-splitter.

Descendants

  • English: cleaver

References

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