clawe

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English clawu, from the oblique forms of Proto-West Germanic *klawu, from Proto-Germanic *klawō. Doublet of cle. The form clowe possibly continue Old English *clōwu or *clāwu, from Proto-West Germanic *klāwu or *klōwu, from Proto-Germanic *klēwō or *klōwō. ==== Alternative forms ==== claw, clauwe, clowe ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈklau̯(ə)/, /ˈklɔu̯(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== clawe (plural clawes or clawen) A claw; a horny nail on the feet of certain animals. A hoof; a horny toe on the feet of equids. (rare) A claw-shaped implement or point. (rare, in the plural) Possession; control; clutches. ===== Synonyms ===== cle ===== Related terms ===== clawen clawynge ===== Descendants ===== English: claw Middle Scots: clau, claw Scots: claw ===== References ===== “claue, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 December 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== clawe alternative form of clawen == Old English == === Noun === clawe accusative/genitive/dative singular of clawu nominative/accusative plural of clawu