clæman

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *klaimijaną (“to smear”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to smear, glue; stick”). Cognate with Old High German bikleimen (“to stain”), Old Norse kleima (“to smear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklæː.mɑn/

Verb

clǣman

  1. to smear
    • c. CE 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham's translation of the Book of Genesis:
      Ðū wircst wununge binnan ðam arce and clǣmst wiðinnan and wiðūtan mid tyrwan.
      Thou makest a dwelling place inside the ark and smearest it within and without with tar.
  2. to anoint

Conjugation

Conjugation of clǣman (weak, class 1)
infinitive clǣman clǣmenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular clǣme clǣmde
second person singular clǣmest, clǣmst clǣmdest
third person singular clǣmeþ, clǣmþ clǣmde
plural clǣmaþ clǣmdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular clǣme clǣmde
plural clǣmen clǣmden
imperative
singular clǣm
plural clǣmaþ
participle present past
clǣmende (ġe)clǣmed

Derived terms

  • beclǣman
  • forclǣman
  • ġeclǣman

Descendants

  • Middle English: clemen
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