cleven
Middle English
/ˈkleːvən/, /ˈkleːvən/
verb
Definitions
- To cleave; to split or slice through:
- To break into small pieces; to disintegrate or shatter.
- To open up; to reveal itself or oneself.
- To cause the destruction or end of something; to ruin or finish.
- To stab someone mortally or fatally by striking at their heart
Etymology
Inherited from Old English clēofan (cleave, split, separate) inherited from *kleuban inherited from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną (split, cleave, pick).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kleubaną
Gloss
split, cleave, pick
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autocleave English
- cleavability English
- cleavable English
- cleavage English
- cleave English
- cleaver English
- cleavest English
- cleaveth English
- cleft English
- miscleave English
- photocleave English
- recleave English
- tocleave English
- *glewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kleubaną Proto-Germanic
- cleofan Old English
- clēofan Old English
- ġeclyft Old English
- clevere Middle English
- clevyng Middle English
- clevynge Middle English
- clift Middle English
- clyvynge Middle English
- kljúfa Old Norse
- *kleuban gmw-pro
- kliovan Old Saxon