< Reconstruction:Old English
Reconstruction:Old English/clopp
Old English
Alternative forms
- *clop, *clapp, *clap
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *klopp, *klapp, from Proto-Germanic *kluppaz, *klappaz (“something balled up or round”), from Proto-Germanic *klappaz (“made into a ball, round”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball”). Cognate with Middle High German klupf, klapf ("rock, cliff, cliff top"; dialectal German Klapf). Related also to Old Norse klǫpp (“pierlike rock, stepping stone in a stream”), whence Icelandic klöpp (“rock mass, flat rock”), from Proto-Germanic *klampō. Compare also Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“clump, mass”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klopp/, [klop]
Declension
Declension of *clopp (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | *clopp | *cloppas |
accusative | *clopp | *cloppas |
genitive | *cloppes | *cloppa |
dative | *cloppe | *cloppum |
Related terms
- clymppe / clympre
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