clawe
Middle English
/ˈklau̯(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A claw; a horny nail on the feet of certain animals.
- A hoof; a horny toe on the feet of equids.
- (rare) A claw-shaped implement or point.
- (rare) Possession; control; clutches.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English clawu inherited from Proto-Germanic *klawō.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*klawō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ravenclaw English
- beclaw English
- catclaw English
- claw English
- claw hammer English
- clawback English
- clawbed English
- clawer English
- clawest English
- claweth English
- clawfoot English
- clawfooted English
- clawful English
- clawhand English
- clawless English
- clawlike English
- clawsome English
- clawy English
- declaw English
- foreclaw English
- longclaw English
- *klawō Proto-Germanic
- clawan Old English
- clawu Old English
- clēa Old English
- clawen Middle English
- clawynge Middle English
- kló Old Norse
- klawa Old High German
- klāwa Old High German
- *klawa Old Dutch