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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *klaij, from Proto-Germanic *klajjaz, from Proto-Germanic *kli- (“to stick, cleave”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick”).
Cognate with Middle Low German klei (Dutch klei, German Klei). Compare also Ancient Greek γλία (glía), Latin glūs (“glue”), Old Church Slavonic глина (glina, “clay”).
Pronunciation
Noun
clǣġ m
- clay
Declension
Declension of clǣġ (strong a-stem)
Descendants
References
- “clæg” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
- Clay, New Webster Dictionary of English Language, 1980 edition.