clyf
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old English clif, from Proto-Germanic *klibą; some forms are taken from the oblique stem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
clyf (plural clyffes)
- A cliff; a heavily sloped hillside or mountainside.
- A hill, mountain, peak or promontory.
- The coast or shoreline; the bank or edge of a river.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “clif, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-31.