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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kliuwīn, from Proto-Germanic *kliuwīną.

Pronunciation

Noun

clīewen n

  1. sphere, ball; skein
    Platōn cwæþ þæt Sċieppend worhte þās weorold on clīewenes hīewe.
    Plato said the Creator made this world in the shape of a ball.
    • 9th century, Bald's Leechbook vol. I
      Mintan wel ġetrifulode menġ wiþ huniġ, wyrċ tō lȳtlum clīewene, lǣt forswelgan.
      Mix well-ground mint with honey, make it into a little ball, have it swallowed.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative clīwen clīwenu
accusative clīwen clīwenu
genitive clīwenes clīwena
dative clīwene clīwenum

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