*klawjaną

Runic: ᚲᛚᚨᚹᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈklɑu̯.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to claw or scratch

No certain cognates outside of Germanic. Some take the root to be from a base *gel- (‘to make round, clench’).

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	klawjō	klawjaų	–
2nd singular	klawisi	klawjais	klawi
3rd singular	klawiþi	klawjai	klawjaþau
1st dual	klawjōs	klawjaiw	–
2nd dual	klawjaþiz	klawjaiþiz	klawjaþiz
1st plural	klawjamaz	klawjaim	–
2nd plural	klawiþ	klawjaiþ	klawiþ
3rd plural	klawjanþi	klawjain	klawjanþau

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
klawjaną	klawjandz	klawanaz

*klauwjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *clōien, *clouen (Old Dutch)
  - clôyen, clooien, clouwen (Middle Dutch)
    - klooien, klauwen (Dutch)
*klauwjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- clawan, clāwan, *clīeġan (Old English)
  - clawen, cleen (Middle English)
    - claw (English)
    - claw (Scots)
*klauwjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- klawjan (Old High German)
  - kleuen, klæwen (Middle High German)
    - kläuen, klauen (German)
*klauwjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *klawian, *klōian (Old Saxon)
  - klâwen, klowen, klouwen, klöuwen, kleien, kleyen, klayen, klegen, kleigen (Middle Low German)
    - klauen (German Low German)
klá (Old Norse)
- kláa (Faroese)
- klá (Icelandic)
- klø (Norwegian Bokmål)
- klå (Norwegian Nynorsk)
klá (Old Norse)
- klā (Old Swedish)
  - klå (Swedish)
kleyja (Old Norse)
- kláa (Faroese)
- klá (Icelandic)
- klø (Norwegian Bokmål)
- klå (Norwegian Nynorsk)
kleyja (Old Norse)
- klā (Old Swedish)
  - klå (Swedish)
*kalvadak (Proto-Finnic)