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Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English clawan, clāwan, *clēn, clawian, from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną; equivalent to clawe + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklau̯ən/, /ˈklɔu̯ən/, /ˈkleːn/
Verb
clawen
- To scratch at with the claws; to claw or make lacerations.
- To scratch gently (as to remove pain or aching).
- (rare) To grab onto; to make a grip on something.
- (rare) To flatter; to butter up.
- (rare) To wipe or remove dirt by abrasion.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) clawen, clawe
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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clawe
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clawed, clew
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| 2nd-person singular
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clawest
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clawedest, clewe, clew
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| 3rd-person singular
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claweth
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clawed, clew
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| subjunctive singular
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clawe
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clawed1, clewe1
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| imperative singular
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| plural2
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clawen, clawe
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claweden, clawede, clewen, clewe
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| imperative plural
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claweth, clawe
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| participles
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clawynge, clawende
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clawed, clawen, clawe, yclawed, yclawen
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
From clawe + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
clawen
- plural of clawe