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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
| Strong class 1
|
| Infinitive
|
cliven
|
| 3rd sg. past
|
clêef
|
| 3rd pl. past
|
clēven
|
| Past participle
|
geclēven
|
| Infinitive
|
cliven
|
| In genitive
|
clivens
|
| In dative
|
clivene
|
| Indicative
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Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
clive
|
clêef
|
| 2nd singular
|
clijfs, clives
|
clēefs, clēves
|
| 3rd singular
|
clijft, clivet
|
clêef
|
| 1st plural
|
cliven
|
clēven
|
| 2nd plural
|
clijft, clivet
|
clēeft, clēvet
|
| 3rd plural
|
cliven
|
clēven
|
| Subjunctive
|
Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
clive
|
clēve
|
| 2nd singular
|
clijfs, clives
|
clēves
|
| 3rd singular
|
clive
|
clēve
|
| 1st plural
|
cliven
|
clēven
|
| 2nd plural
|
clijft, clivet
|
clēvet
|
| 3rd plural
|
cliven
|
clēven
|
| Imperative
|
Present
|
|
| Singular
|
clijf, clive
|
|
| Plural
|
clijft, clivet
|
|
|
|
Present
|
Past
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| Participle
|
clivende
|
geclēven
|
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