clife

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *klībā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkliː.fe/, [ˈkliː.ve]

Noun

clīfe f

1. (botany) burdock

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	clīfe	clīfan
accusative	clīfan	clīfan
genitive	clīfan	clīfena
dative	clīfan	clīfum

Derived terms

• gārclīfe

Descendants

• Middle English: *clive (attested in garclive)
  • English: clive

Etymology 2

Noun

clife

1. dative singular of clif