clevynge
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From cleven (“to split”) + -ing.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
clevynge (plural clevyngez)
- (rare) Cleaving, chopping, splitting or slicing.
- (rare) A split, chop, or slice; a crack or indentation.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “clẹ̄vinge, ger.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-29.
Etymology 2[edit]
From cleven (“to stick”) + -ing.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
clevynge
- Sticking, adherence, clinginess.
- (rare) The forming of unification or cohesion.
- (rare) Following of orders.
References[edit]
- “clēvinge, ger.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-29.