Reconstruction:Old English/claþian

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klaiþōn (“to clothe”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”). Equivalent to clāþ (“cloth”) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɑː.θi.ɑn/, [ˈklɑː.ði.ɑn]

Verb

*clāþian

  1. (transitive) to clothe, provide with clothing
  2. (intransitive) to put on clothes, dress, get dressed

Conjugation

Conjugation of *clāþian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *clāþian *clāþienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *clāþiġe *clāþode
second person singular *clāþast *clāþodest
third person singular *clāþaþ *clāþode
plural *clāþiaþ *clāþodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *clāþiġe *clāþode
plural *clāþiġen *clāþoden
imperative
singular *clāþa
plural *clāþiaþ
participle present past
*clāþiende *(ġe)clāþod

Derived terms

  • *beclāþian
  • *clāþung

Descendants

  • Middle English: clathen, clothen
    • English: clothe
    • Scots: claithe

References

  • Charles Talbot Onions, editor (1966), The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, London, England: Oxford University Press
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