cleine

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch kleini, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz.

Adjective

cleine

  1. small
  2. short
  3. unimportant
  4. fine, finely ground

Inflection

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Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

  • “clene (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “cleine (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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