clethen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === cleyth, clethe, klethen === Etymology === From Northumbrian Old English clǣðdon, variant of *clǣþian, from clǣþ; equivalent to clethe +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklɛːðən/ === Verb === clethen (ambitransitive) To clothe; to put clothing on. (reflexive) To wear; to put clothing on oneself. (transitive) To give clothes or garments to. (transitive) To enclose; to surround as to hide. (rare, reflexive) To gain a trait; to immerse in an abstract quantity. (rare, ambitransitive) To decorate or ornament. ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is primarily found in Northern Middle English. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: clead (dialectal) Scots: cleed, cleid, cleethe ==== References ==== “clēthen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 June 2018.