From Proto-Germanic *klawjaną (“to claw, scratch”). Cognate with Old Dutch *clōien, *clouen; Middle Dutch clôyen, clooien, clouwen; Dutch klauwen (remodelled after the noun) klooien; Old Saxon *clawian; Middle Low German klâwen; Old High German klawēn, chlawēn, klawjan; Middle High German kleuen, klæwen; German klauen (remodelled after the noun (compare dialectal or obsolete kläuen)); Old Norse klá, kleyja; Faroese kláa; Icelandic klá; Norwegian Nynorsk klå; Old Swedish klā; Swedish klå.
clawan
| infinitive | clawan | clawenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | clawe | clawde |
| second person singular | clawest, clawst | clawdest |
| third person singular | claweþ, clawþ | clawde |
| plural | clawaþ | clawdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | clawe | clawde |
| plural | clawen | clawden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | claw | |
| plural | clawaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| clawende | (ġe)clawed | |
From the same source as clawan.
clāwan
| infinitive | clāwan | clāwenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | clāwe | clēow |
| second person singular | clǣwst | clēowe |
| third person singular | clǣwþ | clēow |
| plural | clāwaþ | clēowon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | clāwe | clēowe |
| plural | clāwen | clēowen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | clāw | |
| plural | clāwaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| clāwende | (ġe)clāwen | |