clæman
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *klaimijaną. Cognate with Old High German kleimen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklæːmɑn/
Verb
clǣman
- To smear.
Quotations
- Ðū wircst wununge binnan ðam arce and clǣmst wiðinnan and wiðūtan mid tyrwan. (Anglo-Saxon genesis)
- Thou makest a dwelling place inside the ark and smearest it within and without with tar.
Descendants
- Middle English: clemen