*clievan, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną. *<span class="searchmatch">clova</span> f cleaved wood Declension of *<span class="searchmatch">clova</span> (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun) → <span class="searchmatch">Old</span> French: gloon (via an oblique case) “klova”...
*glewbʰ-. *clievan to cleave Conjugation of *clievan (strong class 2) *<span class="searchmatch">clova</span> (“cleaved wood”) Middle <span class="searchmatch">Dutch</span>: clieven <span class="searchmatch">Dutch</span>: klieven Limburgish: kleive...