"cley" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /klɛi̯/
Etymology: From Old English clǣġ, from Proto-West Germanic *klaij. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{inh|enm|ang|clǣġ}} Old English clǣġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*klaij}} Proto-West Germanic *klaij Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cley, {{enm-noun|-}} cley (uncountable)
  1. clay, plaster, or earth like clay. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-cley-enm-noun-enm:clay
  2. Any earth or terrain; something of little value or import. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Minerals
    Sense id: en-cley-enm-noun-Zs8m4Jrz Disambiguation of Geology: 13 74 13 Disambiguation of Minerals: 6 76 18 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 33 3 44 10 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 70 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clei, claye, clay, clai, cleiȝ, cleye Related terms: cleyed, cleyen, cleyere, cleyye
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈklɛi̯(ə)/ Forms: cleys [plural]
Etymology: From Old French cloie. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|cloie}} Old French cloie Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cley, {{enm-noun|cleys}} cley (plural cleys)
  1. A frame composed of planks crossed together.
    Sense id: en-cley-enm-noun-enm:wooden_frame
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clei, claye
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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