- geclyft
- adj cleft [cléofan]
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cleft — I. noun Etymology: Middle English clift, from Old English geclyft; akin to Old English clēofan to cleave Date: 14th century 1. a space or opening made by or as if by splitting ; fissure 2. a usually V shaped indented formation ; a hollow between… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gleubh- — To tear apart, cleave. Derivatives include clever and hieroglyphic. I. Basic form *gleubh . 1. cleave1, from Old English clēofan, to split, cleave, from Germanic *kleuban. 2. Probably o grade form *gloubh . clever, from … Universalium
cleft — cleft1 [kleft] n [: Old English; Origin: geclyft] 1.) a natural crack in something, especially the surface of rocks or the Earth etc 2.) an area on the chin or lip that goes slightly inwards cleft 2 cleft2 adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: CLEFT3] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Kluft — Kluft1 Sf Spalt erw. fach. (9. Jh.), mhd. kluft, ahd. kluft, kluht, mndd. kluft, mndd. auch klucht Stammwort. Aus wg. * klufti f. Spalt , auch in ae. geclyft, einem ti Abstraktum zu dem unter klieben behandelten starken Verb. Althochdeutsch… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
cleft — (n.) 1570s, altered (by influence of cleft, new weak pp. of CLEAVE (Cf. cleave) (1)), from M.E. clift (early 14c.), from O.E. geclyft (adj.) split, cloven, from P.Gmc. *kluftis (Cf. O.H.G., Ger. kluft, Dan. klèft cleft ), from PIE *gleubh (see… … Etymology dictionary
cleft — I. /klɛft / (say kleft) noun 1. a space or opening made by cleavage; a split. 2. a division formed by cleaving. 3. (in horses) a crack on the bend of the pastern. {Middle English clift, Old English geclyft split, crack, fissure} II. /klɛft / (say …
