*klaiþą

Runic: ᚲᛚᚨᛁᚦᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈklɑi̯.θɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

cloth

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt-, an extension of the root *gley- (‘to cling to, stick to, adhere’); however, the semantics are not particularly strong, as Kroonen notes, who leaves the origin open.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	klaiþą	klaiþō
Acc.	klaiþą	klaiþō
Gen.	klaiþas, klaiþis	klaiþǫ̂
Dat.	klaiþai	klaiþamaz
Inst.	klaiþō	klaiþamiz
Voc.	klaiþą	klaiþō

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Descendants

clāþ (Old English)
- clath, cloth (Middle English)
  - cloth (English)
  - clath, claith (Scots)
clǣþ (Old English)
- clath, cloth (Middle English)
  - cloth (English)
  - clath, claith (Scots)
klāth (Old Frisian)
- klaid (North Frisian)
- Klood (Saterland Frisian)
- klaad (West Frisian)
klāth (Old Frisian)
- klæði (Old Norse)
  - klæði (Faroese)
  - klæði (Icelandic)
  - klæde, klede (Norwegian Nynorsk)
klāth (Old Frisian)
- klæði (Old Norse)
  - klæthæ (Old Danish)
    - klæde (Danish)
      - klede, klær (Norwegian Bokmål)
klāth (Old Frisian)
- klæði (Old Norse)
  - klæþi (Old Swedish)
    - kläde (Swedish)
klēth (Old Frisian)
- klaid (North Frisian)
- Klood (Saterland Frisian)
- klaad (West Frisian)
klēth (Old Frisian)
- klæði (Old Norse)
  - klæði (Faroese)
  - klæði (Icelandic)
  - klæde, klede (Norwegian Nynorsk)
klēth (Old Frisian)
- klæði (Old Norse)
  - klæthæ (Old Danish)
    - klæde (Danish)
      - klede, klær (Norwegian Bokmål)
klēth (Old Frisian)
- klæði (Old Norse)
  - klæþi (Old Swedish)
    - kläde (Swedish)
*klēth (Old Saxon)
- klēt (Middle Low German)
  - Kleid (Low German)
    - Kleed (German Low German)
*klēt (Old Dutch)
- cleet (Middle Dutch)
  - kleed (Dutch)
    - kleed (West Frisian)
*kleit (Old Dutch)
- cleet (Middle Dutch)
  - kleed (Dutch)
    - kleed (West Frisian)
*kleid (Old High German)
- kleit (Middle High German)
  - Kladl (Bavarian)
  - Kleid (German)
  - Kleed (Luxembourgish)
  - קלייד (kleyd) (Yiddish)
chleit (Old High German)
- kleit (Middle High German)
  - Kladl (Bavarian)
  - Kleid (German)
  - Kleed (Luxembourgish)
  - קלייד (kleyd) (Yiddish)

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