- clencan
- see be\clencan
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
clencan
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clench — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clencan; akin to Old English clingan to cling Date: 13th century 1. clinch 2 2. to hold fast ; clutch < clenched the arms of the chair > 3. t … New Collegiate Dictionary
Clinch — Sm Umklammerung, Nahkampf per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. In der Sprache der Boxer entlehnt aus ne. clinch, einer Ableitung von ne. clinch umklammern , einer Nebenform von ne. clench, dieses aus ae. clencan. Heute wird vor allem im… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
clench — /klɛntʃ / (say klench) verb (t) 1. to close (the hands, teeth, etc.) tightly. 2. to grasp firmly; grip. 3. to settle decisively; clinch. 4. Nautical to clinch. –noun 5. the act of clenching. 6. a tight hold; grip. 7. that which holds fast or… …
gel-1 — gel 1 English meaning: “to curl; round, *gland, growth, ball, fathom, arm” Deutsche Übersetzung: “ballen, sich ballen; Gerundetes, Kugeliges” etc Material: evidence for the unadjusted root form are seldom and partly very doubtful … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
clench — [klench] vt. [ME clenchen < OE clencan (in beclencan), lit., to make cling, caus. of clingan: see CLING] 1. CLINCH ( vt. 1) 2. to bring together tightly; close (the teeth or fist) firmly 3. to grip tightly n. 1. a firm grip … English World dictionary
