clete

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English *clǣte; compare Old High German kletta, kletto.

Alternative forms

• clyte, cleyt, clett

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛːt(ə)/

Noun

clete

2. burdock

Descendants

• English: clithe (obsolete)

References

• “clēte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 June 2018.

Etymology 2

From Old English *clēat, from Proto-West Germanic *klaut, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz.

Alternative forms

• clyte, clote, clede, clette, clet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛːt/, /kloːt/

Noun

clete (plural cletes)

2. A cleat; a spike or angled strip.
3. A ball or clump.

Descendants

• English: cleat, clate
• Scots: clat, clete, clett, claitt, cloot, clute, cluit, clitt

References

• “clēt, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 June 2018.