clif

Pronunciation: /klif/

“clif” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

noun

a cliff; a group of rocks or crag

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą. Cognate with Old Saxon klif, Middle Dutch clif, clef (Dutch klif), Old High German kleb, Old Norse klif.

More Old English words

cleot
clerc
clibbor
cliewen
clifan
clife
clifer
clifian

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