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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *clīvan, from Proto-Germanic *klībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ-.
Verb
cliven
- to rise, to climb
- to increase
- to stick, to cling
Inflection
Conjugation of cliven (strong class 1)
| infinitive
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base form
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cliven
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| genitive
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clivens
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| dative
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clivene
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indicative
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subjunctive
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present
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past
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present
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past
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| 1st person singular
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clive
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clêef
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clive
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clēve
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| 2nd person singular
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clijfs, clives
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clēefs, clēves
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clijfs, clives
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clēves
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| 3rd person singular
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clijft, clivet
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clêef
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clive
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clēve
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| 1st person plural
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cliven
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clēven
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cliven
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clēven
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| 2nd person plural
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clijft, clivet
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clēeft, clēvet
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clijft, clivet
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clēvet
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| 3rd person plural
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cliven
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clēven
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cliven
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clēven
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imperative
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| singular
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clijf, clive
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| plural
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clijft, clivet
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present
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past
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| participle
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clivende
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geclēven
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Descendants
Further reading
Middle English
Verb
cliven
- alternative form of cleven (“to stick”)
Spanish
Verb
cliven
- inflection of clivar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative