"cleacian" meaning in All languages combined

See cleacian on Wiktionary

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈklæ͜ɑː.ki.ɑn/
Etymology: Unknown. No cognates in other languages. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *klaukōn, a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *klauwjan (“to claw, scratch”) + *-ukōn (frequentative suffix). If so, equivalent to clawan + -cian. Alternatively, perhaps a corruption of tealtian (“to shake, be unsteady”). Etymology templates: {{unk|ang}} Unknown, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*klaukōn}} Proto-West Germanic *klaukōn, {{der|ang|gmw-pro|*klauwjan|t=to claw, scratch}} Proto-West Germanic *klauwjan (“to claw, scratch”), {{suf|ang|clawan|-cian}} clawan + -cian Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=clēacian}} clēacian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|clēacian<w2>}} Forms: clēacian [canonical], weak [table-tags], clēacian [infinitive], clēacienne [infinitive], clēaciġe [first-person, present, singular], clēacode [first-person, past, singular], clēacast [present, second-person, singular], clēacodest [past, second-person, singular], clēacaþ [present, singular, third-person], clēacode [past, singular, third-person], clēaciaþ [plural, present], clēacodon [past, plural], clēaciġe [present, singular], clēacode [past, singular], clēaciġen [plural, present], clēacoden [past, plural], clēaca [imperative, past, present, singular], clēaciaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], clēaciende [imperative, present], clēacod [imperative, past], ġeclēacod [imperative, past], cleacian [alternative]
  1. to go nimbly, hurry, scramble Tags: error-unknown-tag Related terms: clēac
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          "clēaca",
          "cleaca#Old_English"
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "clēacaþ",
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        [
          "clēacaþ",
          "cleacaþ#Old_English"
        ]
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          "clēaciaþ",
          "cleaciaþ#Old_English"
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        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "clēacodon",
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          "clēacodon",
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        ]
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          "cleaca#Old_English"
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        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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        "to go nimbly, hurry, scramble"
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}

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