Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: cley
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

Alternative spelling of clay.

name

Ellipsis of Cley next the Sea: a coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0443).

Example Sentences

"But that more heavy Birds are otherwise provided for defence, namely either by Spurs that grow on their Legs, or by the strength and sharpness of some single cley in their Foot; as I have observed in the Cassoware or Emeu"

Etymology

From Middle English cle, clea, from Old English clēa (“claw”) (where the oblique forms > English claw).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cle, clēa, cley, clǣġ

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

cleys (plural)

Derived Forms

cleystaff

Homonyms

cly

Rhymes With

by my why high on high try guy buy little guy why oh why july die

Questions

What does cley mean?: A claw.
Where does cley come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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