Reconstruction:Old English/claþian

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”). Equivalent to clāþ (“cloth”) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɑː.θi.ɑn/,

Verb

*clāþian

  1. to clothe

Conjugation

Conjugation of *clāþian (weak class 2)
infinitive *clāþian *clāþienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *clāþiġe *clāþode
second person singular *clāþast *clāþodest
third person singular *clāþaþ *clāþode
plural *clāþiaþ *clāþodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *clāþiġe *clāþode
plural *clāþiġen *clāþoden
imperative
singular *clāþa
plural *clāþiaþ
participle present past
*clāþiende *clāþod

Descendants

  • Middle English: clothen

References

  • Charles Talbot Onions, editor (1966), The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, London, England: Oxford University Press
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