"cley" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cleys [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English cle, clea, from Old English clēa (“claw”) (where the oblique forms > English claw). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cle}} Middle English cle, {{inh|en|ang|clēa|t=claw}} Old English clēa (“claw”), {{cog|en|claw}} English claw Head templates: {{en-noun}} cley (plural cleys)
  1. (obsolete) A claw. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: cleystaff
    Sense id: en-cley-en-noun-VCHvWTJk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: cleys [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English cley, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cley}} Middle English cley, {{inh|en|ang|clǣġ|t=clay}} Old English clǣġ (“clay”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cley (plural cleys)
  1. Alternative spelling of clay Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: clay
    Sense id: en-cley-en-noun-inA9JQ7k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 41 4 29 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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