"clyf" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /klif/, /kliv/, /kliːv/, /kleːv/, /kleːf/ Forms: clyffes [plural], clyffe [alternative], clefe [alternative], clive [alternative], cleove [alternative], cleef [alternative], cliffe [alternative], clyve [alternative], clyfe [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English clif, from Proto-Germanic *klibą; some forms are taken from the oblique stem. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:clif}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*klib", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "clif", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "clyf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="clyf">, {{inh|enm|ang|clif}} Old English clif, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*klibą}} Proto-Germanic *klibą, {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:clif}} Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} clyf, {{enm-noun|clyffes}} clyf (plural clyffes)
  1. A cliff; a heavily sloped hillside or mountainside.
    Sense id: en-clyf-enm-noun-jjsyObJO Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Landforms Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Landforms: 36 38 26
  2. A hill, mountain, peak or promontory.
    Sense id: en-clyf-enm-noun-um1S6x6A Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Landforms Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Landforms: 36 38 26
  3. The coast or shoreline; the bank or edge of a river.
    Sense id: en-clyf-enm-noun-EIflCVea Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Landforms Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 23 11 66 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 13 63 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Landforms: 36 38 26

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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