clyppan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From West Proto-Germanic *klupjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gelb(ʰ)-, *gleb(ʰ)- (to squeeze while holding), from *gel- (to roll up together, into a ball; round object) with an extra b(ʰ). Related to Lithuanian glóbti (to hug, to embrace; to take, to grab for oneself; to cover, to wrap; to save, to help), Old Prussian galbimai (help) (dative), poglabū (he cuddled, hugged).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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clyppan

  1. to hug
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      þinċeð him on mōde · þæt hē his mondryhten
      clyppe ond cysse, · ond on cnēo leċġe
      it seems to him on mind that he would his man-lord
      hug and kiss, and on knee would put.
  2. to cherish
  3. to clasp

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: cleppen, cluppen, clippen

References

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