clyccan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to bend, incurve
- to clutch, clench
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *klukjaną, *klu- (ball up, conglomerate, amass) derived from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (ball up, lump, mass, conglomerate, ball, clump, bale, amass, gather into a mass).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*glew-
Gloss
ball up, lump, mass, conglomerate, ball, clump, bale, amass, gather into a mass
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
玉