clyf

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English clif, from Proto-Germanic *klibą; some forms are taken from the oblique stem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klif/, /kliv/, /kliːv/, /kleːv/, /kleːf/

Noun

clyf (plural clyffes)

  1. A cliff; a heavily sloped hillside or mountainside.
  2. A hill, mountain, peak or promontory.
  3. The coast or shoreline; the bank or edge of a river.

Descendants

  • English: cliff
  • Scots: cliff (possibly from English)

References

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