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Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
clāf
- first/third-person singular preterite indicative of clīfan
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh claf, from Proto-Brythonic *klaβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *klamos.
Pronunciation
Adjective
claf (feminine singular claf, plural cleifion, equative clafed, comparative clafach, superlative clafaf)
- ill, unwell, diseased
Derived terms
Noun
claf m (plural cleifion)
- patient, invalid
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “claf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN