Participles
| Present | clēofende |
| Past | (ġe)clofen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | clēofe |
| 2nd sing. | clīefst |
| 3rd sing. | clīefþ |
| 1st plur. | clēofaþ |
| 2nd plur. | clēofaþ |
| 3rd plur. | clēofaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | clēaf |
| 2nd sing. | clufe |
| 3rd sing. | clēaf |
| 1st plur. | clufon |
| 2nd plur. | clufon |
| 3rd plur. | clufon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | clēofe |
| 2nd sing. | clēofe |
| 3rd sing. | clēofe |
| 1st plur. | clēofen |
| 2nd plur. | clēofen |
| 3rd plur. | clēofen |
Past
| 1st sing. | clufe |
| 2nd sing. | clufe |
| 3rd sing. | clufe |
| 1st plur. | clufen |
| 2nd plur. | clufen |
| 3rd plur. | clufen |
Imperative
| Singular | clēof |
| Plural | clēofaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'cleofan'
cleofan,
Verbs similar to 'cleofan'
ageofan,
ceorfan,
ceosan,
ceowan,
clemman,
clifan,
creopan,
fleogan,
fleotan,
geofan,
Etymology
1. From Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“cut, carve”).
2. Germanic cognates include Old Saxon kliovan, Middle Dutch clieven (Dutch klieven), Old High German klioban, Old Norse kljúfa. The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “carve”), Latin glūbō (“strip the bark off a tree”), Russian глубо́кий (glubókij, “deep”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*kleubaną', Old Saxon '
kliovan', Middle Dutch '
clieven', Dutch '
klieven', Old High German 'klioban', Greek, Ancient '
γλύφω', Latin '
glūbō'.
Sample Sentences
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Bordweall clufon aforan Eadweardes. (Edward’s sons clove the shield-wall. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicles))
Cognates
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