- clyccan
- \clyccan1 wv/t1a to clutch, clench
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clutch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English clucchen, from Old English clyccan Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly 2. obsolete clench intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
Old English phonology — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects … Wikipedia
clutch — clutch1 clutchingly, adv. clutchy, adj. /kluch/, v.t. 1. to seize with or as with the hands or claws; snatch: The bird swooped down and clutched its prey with its claws. 2. to grip or hold tightly or firmly: She clutched the child s hand as they… … Universalium
Middle English phonology — The phonology of Middle English is necessarily somewhat speculative, since it is preserved purely as a written language. Nevertheless, there is a very large corpus of Middle English. The dialects of Middle English vary greatly over both time and… … Wikipedia
clutch — clutch1 [klʌtʃ] v [: Old English; Origin: clyccan] 1.) [T] to hold something tightly because you do not want to lose it = ↑grip, grasp ↑grasp ▪ She was clutching a bottle of champagne. 2.) [I and T] also clutch at sb/sth … Dictionary of contemporary English
clutch — ‘seize’ [14] and clutch of eggs [18] are separate words, although they may ultimately be related. The verb arose in Middle English as a variant of the now obsolete clitch, which came from Old English clyccan ‘bend, clench’. The modern sense of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
clutch — {{11}}clutch (n.1) claw, grip, grasp, c.1300, from cloche claw, from cloke (c.1200), related to clucchen, clicchen (see CLUTCH (Cf. clutch) (v.)). Meaning grasping hand (1520s) led to that of tight grasp (1784). Related: Clutches. {{12}}clutch (n … Etymology dictionary
clutch — clutch1 verb grasp tightly. ↘(clutch at) seize eagerly or in desperation: he clutched at the idea. noun 1》 a tight grasp. 2》 (clutches) power or control: she was about to fall into his clutches. 3》 a mechanism for connecting and disconnecting the … English new terms dictionary
clutch — I [[t]klʌtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to seize with or as if with the hands or claws; snatch 2) to hold tightly 3) sts to spellbind; grip a person s interest or emotions 4) to try to seize or grasp (usu. fol. by at): to clutch at a fleeing child[/ex] 5) aum… … From formal English to slang
clutch — I. /klʌtʃ / (say kluch) verb (t) 1. to seize with, or as with, the hands or claws; grasp; grip. 2. to grip or hold tightly or firmly. –noun 3. the hand, claw, paw, etc., when grasping. 4. (usually plural) power of disposal or control; mastery: in …
