climben
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English climban, from Proto-Germanic *klimbaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
climben
- To climb or scale (travel vertically or diagonally up a surface)
- (figuratively) To ascend or climb religiously.
- (figuratively) To increase one's position in society.
- (figuratively) To set a goal; to aim.
- (figuratively, rare) To surmount; to prevail.
- To soar or move upwards; to move into the sky:
- (rare) To extend or reach upwards.
Conjugation
Conjugation of climben
| present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | climbe | climben |
| 2nd person | climbest | climben |
| 3rd person | climbeþ, climbeth | climben |
| subjunctive | climbe | climben |
| participle | present | past |
| climbende, climbinge | (y)clumben, (y)climbed | |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| 1st person | clamb, clomb, climbed | clumb(en), *climbden |
| 2nd person | clamb, clomb, climbed | clumb(en), *climbden |
| 3rd person | clamb, clomb, climbed | clumb(en), *climbden |
| subjunctive | *clumbe, *climbede | *clumben, *climbden |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| climbe | climbeþ, climbeth |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “clī̆mben (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.
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