clave
verb, past tense of cleave
Early Modern English
Meaning
Either stuck fast to something, or split apart. tree →
Then and now
No longer used. Today we say "clung" or "stuck" for holding fast, and "split" for breaking apart. No example sentence is given here.
Note
Today: stuck, clung; split.
On Mova
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