- clifer
- m (-es/-as) claw
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
clifer
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Clever — Clev er, a. [Origin uncertain. Cf. OE. cliver eager, AS. clyfer (in comp.) cloven; or clifer a claw, perh. connected with E. cleave to divide, split, the meaning of E. clever perh. coming from the idea of grasping, seizing (with the mind).] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clever — cleverish, adj. cleverishly, adv. cleverly, adv. cleverness, n. /klev euhr/, adj., cleverer, cleverest. 1. mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able. 2. superficially skillful, witty, or original in character or construction;… … Universalium
clifr- — variant of clifer … Old to modern English dictionary
clever — late 16c., handy, dexterous, from E.Anglian dialectal cliver expert at seizing, perhaps from E.Fris. klufer or Norwegian dialectic klover ready, skillful, and perhaps influenced by O.E. clifer claw, hand (early usages seem to refer to dexterity); … Etymology dictionary
clever — clev•er [[t]ˈklɛv ər[/t]] adj. er•er, er•est 1) mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able 2) superficially skillful or witty; facile: a clever remark[/ex] 3) showing inventiveness or originality; ingenious: a clever idea[/ex] 4)… … From formal English to slang
clever — [klev′ər] adj. [ME cliver, prob. < EFris klüfer or Norw dial klöver, ready, skillful; ? infl. by OE clifer, claw, hand, in the sense, “adroit with the hand”: for the latter sense development, see ADROIT, DEXTEROUS] 1. skillful in doing… … English World dictionary
