klieben — Vst. spalten per. Wortschatz arch. obd. (9. Jh.), mhd. klieben, ahd. klioban, as. klio␢an, mndd. kluven Stammwort. Aus g. * kleub a Vst. spalten , auch in anord. kljúfa, ae. clēofan. Außergermanisch vergleicht sich unter ig. (eur.) * gleubh… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
clevis — noun Etymology: earlier clevi, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kljufa to split more at cleave Date: 1592 shackle 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
cleave — I. intransitive verb (cleaved or clove; also clave; cleaved; cleaving) Etymology: Middle English clevien, from Old English clifian; akin to Old High German kleben to stick Date: before 12th century to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Fire of Heaven — is a fantasy trilogy by Russell Kirkpatrick. Its three volumes are Across the Face of the World , In the Earth abides the Flame (both published in 2004) and The Right Hand of God (published 2005). Synopsis Across the Face of the World A prologue… … Wikipedia
cleave — cleave1 cleavingly, adv. /kleev/, v.i., cleaved or (Archaic) clave; cleaved; cleaving. 1. to adhere closely; stick; cling (usually fol. by to). 2. to remain faithful (usually fol. by to): to cleave to one s principles in spite of persecution.… … Universalium
cleave — {{11}}cleave (1) to split, O.E. cleofan to split, separate (class II strong verb, past tense cleaf, past participle clofen), from P.Gmc. *kleubanan (Cf. O.S. klioban, O.N. kljufa, Dan. klöve, Du. kloven, O.H.G. klioban, Ger. klieben to cleave … Etymology dictionary
cleave — I [[t]kliv[/t]] v. i. cleaved (Archaic)clave; cleaved; cleav•ing. 1) to adhere closely; cling (usu. fol. by to) 2) to remain faithful: to cleave to one s principles[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; MEcleven, OE cleofian, c. OSclibon, OHG klebēn… … From formal English to slang
gleubh- — gleubh English meaning: to cut, slice, pare Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schneiden, klieben, schnitzen, abschälen” Material: Gk. γλύφω “ carve from, carve out, cut out with a knife; engrave; to NOTE down [on tablets] “, γλυφίς, ίδος f.… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
cloof — ˈklüf noun ( s) Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse klauf cleft, cloven hoof, klof cleft, kljūfa to split more at cleave dialect Britain : hoof … Useful english dictionary