clyppan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to hug, embrace; cherish
- to clasp
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *klupjaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *gelb(ʰ)-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gelb(ʰ)-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- clasp English
- clasper English
- claspest English
- claspeth English
- claspin English
- clip English
- enclasp English
- handclasp English
- reclasp English
- unclasp English
- *gelb(ʰ)- Proto-Indo-European
- *glemb- Proto-Indo-European
- *bi- Proto-Germanic
- *klumpijaną Proto-Germanic
- *klupjaną Proto-Germanic
- klippa Norwegian Nynorsk
- beclyppan Old English
- beclippen Middle English
- clippen Middle English
- klippa Old Norse
- klepper Middle Dutch