clevynge
Middle English
Etymology 1
From cleven (“to split”) + -ing.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
clevynge (plural clevyngez)
- (rare) Cleaving, chopping, splitting or slicing.
- (rare) A split, chop, or slice; a crack or indentation.
Descendants
References
- “clẹ̄vinge (ger.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-29.
Etymology 2
From cleven (“to stick”) + -ing.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
clevynge
- Sticking, adherence, clinginess.
- (rare) The forming of unification or cohesion.
- (rare) Following of orders.
References
- “clēvinge (ger.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-29.