clacu

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klaku, from Proto-Germanic *klakō (“din, noise”), from Proto-Indo-European *glag- (“to make a sound”). Cognate with Middle High German klac (“a bang, crack, split”), Old Norse klaka (“chirping, cackling”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɑ.ku/

Noun

clacu f

  1. the din of battle; battle
  2. hurt; harm; injury

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative clacu claca, clace
accusative clace claca, clace
genitive clace claca
dative clace clacum

Descendants

  • Middle English: clake, clak, clack
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