Reconstruction:Old English/cleat

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klaut, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klæ͜ɑːt/

Noun

*clēat m

  1. a small block or wedge; cleat

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative *clēat *clēatas
accusative *clēat *clēatas
genitive *clēates *clēata
dative *clēate *clēatum

Descendants

  • Middle English: clete, clyte, clote, clede, clette, clet
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