"clough" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kluːx/ Forms: cloughes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English *clōh, from Proto-West Germanic *klą̄h, from Proto-Germanic *klanhaz, *klanhō, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*clōh}} Old English *clōh, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*klą̄h}} Proto-West Germanic *klą̄h, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*klanh-|*klanhaz, *klanhō}} Proto-Germanic *klanhaz, *klanhō, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*gel-|t=to form into a ball}} Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} clough, {{enm-noun|cloughes}} clough (plural cloughes)
  1. A narrow valley; a ravine. Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-clough-enm-noun-8Lesj8Bm Disambiguation of Landforms: 82 18
  2. A cliff; a precipice.
    Sense id: en-clough-enm-noun-kUbUxRQY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cleu, clew, cloghe, cloȝ, clou, clouȝ, clow, clowgh

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