cleofan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to cleave, split

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną (split, cleave, pick) derived from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (split, cut, carve, peel, divide, slice, cleave), *glewbʰ- (split, cut, carve, peel, divide, slice, cleave).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*glewbʰ-

Gloss

split, cut, carve, peel, divide, slice, cleave

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

分

Emoji
🪓

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