clevynge
Middle English
Etymology 1
From cleven (“to split”) + -ing.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkleːvinɡ(ə)/
Noun
clevynge (plural clevyngez)
- (rare) Cleaving, chopping, splitting or slicing.
- (rare) A split, chop, or slice; a crack or indentation.
Descendants
- English: cleaving
- Scots: cleavin
References
- “clẹ̄vinge, ger.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 July 2018.
Etymology 2
From cleven (“to stick”) + -ing.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkleːvinɡ(ə)/, /ˈklɛːvinɡ(ə)/, /ˈklæːvinɡ(ə)/
Noun
clevynge
- Sticking, adherence, clinginess.
- (rare) The forming of unification or cohesion.
- (rare) Following of orders.
References
- “clēvinge, ger.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 July 2018.