Old English Dictionary Entry

Clawan

Part of speech: ic clawe;

Definitions

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1 clawan

p. ede; pp. ed [clá a nail, claw] To CLAW; scalpere :-- Ic clawe scalpo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 20. [Dut. klaauwen: Ger. klauen: O. H. Ger. klawjan: Dan. klöe: Swed. klá: UNCERTAIN Icel. klá to scratch, klóask to fight with claws.] clawan

Similar Words

-cafstrian
-cirre
-clips
-cnáwe
-cnáwlíce

Runic Inscription

ᚳᛚᚪᚹᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
Icel.: Icelandic
O. H. Ger.: Old High German

Works & Authors

Gr.: Ælfric's Grammar
Som.: Somner's Dictionarium Saxonico-Latino-Anglicum
Ælfc.: Ælfric

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