clut

Old English

Etymology

Related to *clēat, cleōt, itself from Proto-Germanic *klautaz (“lump, knob, ball”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kluːt/

Noun

clūt m

  1. patch

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative clūt clūtas
accusative clūt clūtas
genitive clūtes clūta
dative clūte clūtum

Descendants

  • Middle English: clout, clowt, cloute, clowte, clowtt
    • English: clout
      • → Irish: clabhta
    • Scots: cloot
      • → Irish: clúta
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