"clif" meaning in Old English

See clif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /klif/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą. Cognate with Old Saxon klif, Middle Dutch clif, clef (Dutch klif), Old High German kleb, Old Norse klif. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*klib}} Proto-West Germanic *klib, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*klibą}} Proto-Germanic *klibą, {{cog|osx|klif}} Old Saxon klif, {{cog|dum|clif}} Middle Dutch clif, {{m|dum|clef}} clef, {{cog|nl|klif}} Dutch klif, {{cog|goh|kleb}} Old High German kleb, {{cog|non|klif}} Old Norse klif Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} clif n, {{ang-noun|n}} clif n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|clif|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|clif|clifu|clif|clifu|clifes|clifa|clife|clifum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], clif [nominative, singular], clifu [nominative, plural], clif [accusative, singular], clifu [accusative, plural], clifes [genitive, singular], clifa [genitive, plural], clife [dative, singular], clifum [dative, plural]
  1. a cliff; a group of rocks or crag Tags: neuter Categories (place): Landforms Related terms: clifian
    Sense id: en-clif-ang-noun-H1atd0A6 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clif meaning in Old English (3.4kB)

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          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: clif",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: clif"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "cliff"
          },
          "expansion": "English: cliff",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "English: cliff"
    },
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          "args": {
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            "3": "clift"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon klif",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "dum",
        "2": "clif"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch clif",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "dum",
        "2": "clef"
      },
      "expansion": "clef",
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch klif",
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    },
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        "2": "kleb"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German kleb",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "klif"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse klif",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "clif",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "clifa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clife",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "clifum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g3": "",
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        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "clif n",
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    },
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        "7": "clife",
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        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "ang:Landforms",
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            "Places",
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        "a cliff; a group of rocks or crag"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "cliff",
          "cliff"
        ],
        [
          "crag",
          "crag"
        ]
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        {
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        }
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "clif"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch clif",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "clef"
      },
      "expansion": "clef",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "klif"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch klif",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "kleb"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German kleb",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "klif"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse klif",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "clif",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "clif",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clifa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clife",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clifum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "clif n",
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        "3": "clif",
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        "7": "clife",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "clifian"
    }
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        "Old English neuter nouns",
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        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ang:Landforms"
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "crag"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/klif/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clif"
}

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