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clumse

/ˈklʌms/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
clumse
IPA
/ˈklʌms/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To numb; benumb; stiffen or paralyse with cold or fear

Transitive verb

verb

To be numb or benumbed; be stiffened or paralysed with cold or fear

Intransitive verb

verb

To die of thirst

adj

benumbed, as with cold

adj

idle; lazy; loutish

noun

A stupid fellow; numbskull

Etymology

From Middle English clumsen, clomsen, cloumsen, from Old Norse *klumsa (compare Old Norse klumsa (“lock-jawed”)), whence also dialectal Norwegian klumsa (“to make speechless or benumbed”), dialectal Swedish klumsen (“numb with cold”). Compare related Low German verklamen, Dutch kleumen, verkleumen, German verklomen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: clumsen, *klumsa

Usage

Inflected Forms

clumses (present, singular) clumsing (participle, present) clumsed (participle, past) clumsed (past) clumpse (alternative) clumps (alternative) more clumse (comparative) most clumse (superlative) clumses (plural)

Derived Forms

clumsy

Questions

How do you pronounce clumse?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklʌms/.
What does clumse mean?
To numb; benumb; stiffen or paralyse with cold or fear
Where does clumse come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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