clife

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *klībā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkliː.fe/, [ˈkliː.ve]

Noun

clīfe f

  1. (botany) burdock
Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative clīfe clīfan
accusative clīfan clīfan
genitive clīfan clīfena
dative clīfan clīfum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: *clive (attested in garclive)

Etymology 2

Noun

clife

  1. dative singular of clif
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