See cleven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"source": "conjugation",
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{
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"form": "ycleved",
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},
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{
"ref": "1395, Wycliffe Bible, Ruth 1:14:",
"text": "Therfor, whanne the vois was reisid, eft thei bigunnen to wepe. Orpha kisside the modir of hir hosebonde, and turnede ayen, and Ruth cleuyde to the modir of hir hosebonde.\nAfterwards, when the voice was raised, they began to weep again. Orpah kissed the mother of her husband, and turned around, and Ruth cleaved to the mother of her husband.",
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],
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],
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{
"glosses": [
"To stick or adhere (often with on or to):",
"To have cohesion or unity; to adhere together."
],
"links": [
[
"stick",
"stick"
],
[
"adhere",
"adhere"
],
[
"on",
"on#Middle_English"
],
[
"to",
"to#Middle_English"
],
[
"cohesion",
"cohesion"
],
[
"unity",
"unity"
]
],
"senseid": [
"enm:to stick"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned",
"Requests for translations of Middle English quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1395, Wycliffe Bible, Ruth 1:14:",
"text": "Therfor, whanne the vois was reisid, eft thei bigunnen to wepe. Orpha kisside the modir of hir hosebonde, and turnede ayen, and Ruth cleuyde to the modir of hir hosebonde.\nAfterwards, when the voice was raised, they began to weep again. Orpah kissed the mother of her husband, and turned around, and Ruth cleaved to the mother of her husband.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To stick or adhere (often with on or to):",
"To cling (hold onto something)"
],
"links": [
[
"stick",
"stick"
],
[
"adhere",
"adhere"
],
[
"on",
"on#Middle_English"
],
[
"to",
"to#Middle_English"
],
[
"cling",
"cling"
]
],
"senseid": [
"enm:to stick"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To be adhesive or sticky; to cause to adhere."
],
"links": [
[
"adhesive",
"adhesive"
],
[
"sticky",
"sticky"
],
[
"adhere",
"adhere"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To be an inherent or inseparable part; to be intrinsic."
],
"links": [
[
"inherent",
"inherent"
],
[
"inseparable",
"inseparable"
],
[
"intrinsic",
"intrinsic"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To withstand or stay put; to weather time."
],
"links": [
[
"withstand",
"withstand"
],
[
"weather",
"weather"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To believe in a creed or belief."
],
"links": [
[
"believe",
"believe"
],
[
"creed",
"creed"
],
[
"belief",
"belief"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To trust or follow someone."
],
"links": [
[
"trust",
"trust"
],
[
"follow",
"follow"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To stay balanced or coherent."
],
"links": [
[
"balanced",
"balanced"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) To stay balanced or coherent."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To convince; to spread one's beliefs."
],
"links": [
[
"convince",
"convince"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) To convince; to spread one's beliefs."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To acquire (belongings)"
],
"links": [
[
"acquire",
"acquire"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) To acquire (belongings)"
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈklɛːvən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈklæːvən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkleːvən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈklɛvən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈklivən/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "cliven"
},
{
"word": "clefian"
},
{
"word": "clyven"
},
{
"word": "cleeven"
},
{
"word": "clevyn"
},
{
"word": "clevyen"
},
{
"word": "cleovien"
},
{
"word": "cleve"
},
{
"word": "clyve"
},
{
"word": "cliviȝe"
}
],
"word": "cleven"
}
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