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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: to cling or to separate SEEKING2 #172119 12/16/2007 5:41 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: SEEKING2 The word "cleave" has two opposite meanings But note that they come from two different verbs in OE. The one meaning "cut apart" is from cleofan, the "cling to" is from cleofian, so they're not really the same word. They just happen to be spelled and pronounced the same. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted to cling or to separate SEEKING2 12/16/2007 12:58 AM Re: to cling or to separate zmjezhd 12/16/2007 2:59 AM Re: to cling or to separate tsuwm 12/16/2007 4:29 AM Re: to cling or to separate BranShea 12/16/2007 11:16 AM Re: to cling or to separate Faldage 12/16/2007 5:41 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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