clynnan

Old English

Alternative forms

• clynian, clynan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klunnjan, derived from Proto-Germanic *klinnaną (“to sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“to call, sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklyn.nɑn/

Verb

clynnan

1. (intransitive) to sound, resound
2. (transitive) to cause to sound
3. (transitive, at a door) to knock