"clove" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɔːv(ə)/ Forms: cloves [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English clufu, from Proto-West Germanic *klubu, from Proto-Germanic *klubō, related to cleven. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*glewbʰ-}}, {{inh|enm|ang|clufu}} Old English clufu, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*klubu}} Proto-West Germanic *klubu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*klubō}} Proto-Germanic *klubō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} clove, {{enm-noun|cloves}} clove (plural cloves)
  1. clove (bulb of garlic) Categories (topical): Botany Synonyms: clof, clowe
    Sense id: en-clove-enm-noun-vI618u54 Disambiguation of Botany: 41 18 41 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Old French clou de girofle. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|clou|clou de girofle}} Old French clou de girofle Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} clove
  1. Alternative form of clowe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: clowe Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-clove-enm-noun-JzWfWrUA Disambiguation of Botany: 41 18 41 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Old English clofen, past participle of clēofan. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|clofen}} Old English clofen Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} clove
  1. Alternative form of cloven Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cloven Categories (topical): Botany, Spices and herbs
    Sense id: en-clove-enm-noun-HywIExLT Disambiguation of Botany: 41 18 41 0 Disambiguation of Spices and herbs: 22 23 37 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Etymology: From Old English clēaf, 1st- and 3rd- person simple past singular of clēofan, with the vowel from the past participle. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|clēaf}} Old English clēaf Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} clove
  1. simple past singular of cleven (“to split”) Tags: form-of, past, singular Form of: cleven (extra: to split)
    Sense id: en-clove-enm-verb-QuKTmL0C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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