to-cleve

Scots

verb

Definitions

To split asunder.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tocleven inherited from Old English tōclēofan (cleave asunder, split apart, cleave apart, cleave in two) prefix from Scots cleve (cleave).

Origin

Scots

cleve

Gloss

cleave

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

cleave English
tocleave English
*tōkliubaną Proto-Germanic
tōclēofan Old English
tocleven Middle English
cleve Scots

cleve