"clouchyn" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɔu̯t͡ʃin/ Forms: *clouchynes [plural], clowchon [alternative], clowchyn [alternative], clowchyne [alternative]
Etymology: Probably borrowed from Middle Dutch cluweken, diminutive of cluwe, cluwen (“ball of yarn”) (compare clewe, clewen); for the vocalism, compare dialectal modern Dutch klouwen, while for the consonantism in /t͡ʃ/, compare modern Dutch -tje. First attested in c. 1440. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|dum|cluweken|nocap=1}} borrowed from Middle Dutch cluweken, {{cog|nl|klouwen}} Dutch klouwen, {{cog|nl|-tje}} Dutch -tje, {{etydate|c|1440}} First attested in c. 1440 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} clouchyn, {{enm-noun|*clouchynes}} clouchyn (plural *clouchynes)
  1. (Promptorium Parvulorum) A ball of thread; a clew.
    Sense id: en-clouchyn-enm-noun-9ybsqEf7 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fibers

Alternative forms

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        "(Promptorium Parvulorum) A ball of thread; a clew."
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