tocleave
tocleave · tocleaves · toclove / tocleft / tocleaved · tocloven · tocleaving
To divide; split open; cleave asunderTo divide; split open; cleave asunder.
Meaning
2 senses(dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To divide; split open; cleave asunder.
(dialectal, intransitive, obsolete)To split apart; break.
Origin
From Middle English tocleven, from Old English tōclēofan (“to split apart, cleave asunder”From Middle English tocleven, from Old English tōclēofan (“to split apart, cleave asunder”), from Proto-Germanic *tōkliubaną (“to split apart”), equivalent to to- + cleave (“to split”). Cognate with Old High German zechluiban (“to split apart, cleave asunder”).
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Forms
tocleaves, tocleaving, toclove, toclovenLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle