clyf
Middle English
Alternative forms
- clyffe, clefe, clive, cleove, cleef, cliffe, clyve, clyfe
Etymology
Inherited from Old English clif, from Proto-Germanic *klibą; some forms are taken from the oblique stem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klif/, /kliv/, /kliːv/, /kleːv/, /kleːf/
Noun
clyf (plural clyffes)
- A cliff; a heavily sloped hillside or mountainside.
- A hill, mountain, peak or promontory.
- The coast or shoreline; the bank or edge of a river.
Descendants
- English: cliff
- Scots: cliff (possibly from English)
References
- “clif (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-31.