clawan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *klawjaną (“to claw, scratch”). Cognate with Old Dutch *clōien, *clouen; Middle Dutch clôyen, clooien, clouwen; Dutch klauwen (remodelled after the noun) klooien; Old Saxon *clawian; Middle Low German klâwen; Old High German klawēn, chlawēn, klawjan; Middle High German kleuen, klæwen; German klauen (remodelled after the noun (compare dialectal or obsolete kläuen)); Old Norse klá, kleyja; Faroese kláa; Icelandic klá; Norwegian Nynorsk klå; Old Swedish klā; Swedish klå.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklɑ.wɑn/

Verb

clawan

  1. to claw or scratch
Conjugation
Conjugation of clawan (weak class 1)
infinitive clawan clawenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular clawe clawde
second person singular clawest, clawst clawdest
third person singular claweþ, clawþ clawde
plural clawaþ clawdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular clawe clawde
plural clawen clawden
imperative
singular claw
plural clawaþ
participle present past
clawende (ġe)clawed
Descendants
  • Middle English: clawen, clawy, clawe, clowe, clawyn, cleen
    • English: claw
    • Scots: claw

Etymology 2

From the same source as clawan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklɑː.wɑn/

Verb

clāwan

  1. to claw or scratch
Conjugation
Conjugation of clāwan (strong class 7)
infinitive clāwan clāwenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular clāwe clēow
second person singular clǣwst clēowe
third person singular clǣwþ clēow
plural clāwaþ clēowon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular clāwe clēowe
plural clāwen clēowen
imperative
singular clāw
plural clāwaþ
participle present past
clāwende (ġe)clāwen
Descendants
  • Middle English: *clowen, cloen, cloe
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