clæg

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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

  1. clay

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative clǣġ clǣġas
accusative clǣġ clǣġas
genitive clǣġes clǣġa
dative clǣġe clǣġum

Descendants

  • Middle English: cley
    • English: clay, cley
    • Scots: cley
    • Yola: cley

References

  • “clæg” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
  • Clay, New Webster Dictionary of English Language, 1980 edition.
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