clitchv.

/klɪtʃ/

Forms: Old English clycc(e)an, Middle English clycchen, Middle English clicche(n, 1500s– clitch. past tense Old English clyhte), Middle English clihte, Middle English clyghte, 1500s clitched. past participle Old English geclyht, -cliht, Middle English cliht, ycliȝt, (?) cleȝt, Middle English icliȝt, clyght, ( -ed), 1500s clight(e.

Etymology: Old English clycc(e)an corresponds to an Old Germanic type *klukjan . For ulterior etymology, see clutch n.¹

Obsolete exc. dialect.

†1. transitive. To crook or bend; to incurve (the fingers), close (the hand), clench (the fist). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > bend [verb (transitive)] > specific part of body

clitchc1025

foldc1380

flexa1521

clutch1614

hingea1616

stoop1637

cock1698

cower1790

slouch1866

the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > drawn into compact form [verb (transitive)] > clench

clitchc1025

fasten1559

knit1602

set1602

clinch1624

clench1755

grippen1814

grip1861

ball1890

c1025 Liber Scintillarum 99 Na sy astreht hand þin to nimene, heo sy to syllene gecliht.

c1050 Indicia Monasterialia in Techmer's Zeitschr. II. 128 Clyce þine fingras, swilce þu blæchorn niman wille.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) v. xxviii. 137 The honde hyghte Palma whan the fyngres ben streyghte out and fyste whan they ben clyghte in [Bod. icliȝte].

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) vii. lvi. 270 Ciragra..in the hondes..maketh theym drye and clyghted [Bodl. MS. ycliȝt] and closyd and vnmyghty to be openyd.

1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 119^v The fiste..because the fingers be clighte in.

1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 227 He..clitcht his fist, turned his head, gnasht w^t his teeth.

†2. intransitive. To crook, bend a joint, crouch. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > move in a circle or curve [verb (intransitive)] > crook or bend a joint

clitch?a1300

clutch?c1325

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)]

fastenOE

truss?c1225

clitch?a1300

fasta1300

cadgea1400

lacec1425

claspa1450

tie?a1513

tether1563

spar1591

befast1674

span1781

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > bend [verb (intransitive)] > specific part of body

clitch?a1300

fold13..

to bend the head or facea1652

?a1300 O.E. Legends (1875) 192 (Mätz.) Upe here ton heo seten icluȝt.

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. xx. 120 The fyngres þat freo beo to folden and to clycchen.

†3.

a. transitive. To seize and pull in as with a claw or crook, to cleek v. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold [verb (transitive)] > lay hold of or grasp > suddenly or forcibly

catcha1250

titc1330

beclapc1386

clutch1393

clitcha1400

cleekc1440

cletch1612

click1651

get1831

to seize hold of1839

a1400 Mary & Cross 427 in Leg. Rood 145 Mony folk into helle he clihte.

b. To take up (water, etc.) with a shallow vessel. Cf. cleach v. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] > lift or take up > out of a body of liquid

cleachc1320

dip1602

clitch1632

1632 P. Holland tr. Xenophon Cyrupædia 4 He hath an earthen pot wherewith to clitch up water out of the..river.

4. To hold tightly in a clutch or grasp.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold [verb (transitive)] > hold firmly, grip, or grasp

clipOE

agropeOE

gripec1175

clencha1300

umbegrip?a1400

clitchc1400

stablec1440

grappe?c1450

coll1490

spenda1500

strain1590

clutch1602

screw1617

fast-hand1632

grasp1774

nevel1788

firm1859

bear-hug1919

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1655 Þat watz cleȝt clos in his hert.

?a1500 Chester Pl. (1843–7) 115 A yonge childe in her armes clighte.

?a1500 Chester Pl. (1847) ii. 186 In covetousnes my harte was clighte.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Clitch, to clutch, to grasp tightly.

5. To make fast, to fasten; in modern dialect to stick (things) to or together.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > attach or affix [verb (transitive)] > adhere to > cause to adhere

stickc1425

clam1598

cling1606

plaster1623

beglue1658

adhere1845

clitch1863

paste1863

key1923

a1400 Mary & Cross 410 in Leg. Rood 145 Cros, whon Crist on þe was cliht.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 858 A clyket hit [i.e. þe wyket] cleȝt clos hym byhynde.

1863 From a correspondent Used in the Western Counties..as “clitch these papers”, i.e. gum them together. A native of N. Devon ‘has heard an old woman, admiring a lady's riding, say “There! her looks as if her was clitched to her saddle!”’

6. intransitive. ‘To stick, to adhere; to become glutinous or thick. Devon’ (Halliwell).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > be thick enough to retain form [verb (intransitive)] > cohere

clingOE

clitchc1400

clutchc1425

coagmentate1578

congeal1584

clung1601

cohere1616

conglutinatea1625

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1692 Hit clyȝt togeder.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	clitch
释义	clitchv. /klɪtʃ/ Forms: Old English clycc(e)an, Middle English clycchen, Middle English clicche(n, 1500s– clitch. past tense Old English clyhte), Middle English clihte, Middle English clyghte, 1500s clitched. past participle Old English geclyht, -cliht, Middle English cliht, ycliȝt, (?) cleȝt, Middle English icliȝt, clyght, ( -ed), 1500s clight(e. Etymology: Old English clycc(e)an corresponds to an Old Germanic type klukjan . For ulterior etymology, see clutch n.¹ Obsolete* exc. dialect. †1. transitive. To crook or bend; to incurve (the fingers), close (the hand), clench (the fist). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > bend [verb (transitive)] > specific part of body clitchc1025 foldc1380 flexa1521 clutch1614 hingea1616 stoop1637 cock1698 cower1790 slouch1866 the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > drawn into compact form [verb (transitive)] > clench clitchc1025 fasten1559 knit1602 set1602 clinch1624 clench1755 grippen1814 grip1861 ball1890 c1025 Liber Scintillarum 99 Na sy astreht hand þin to nimene, heo sy to syllene gecliht. c1050 Indicia Monasterialia in Techmer's Zeitschr. II. 128 Clyce þine fingras, swilce þu blæchorn niman wille. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) v. xxviii. 137 The honde hyghte Palma whan the fyngres ben streyghte out and fyste whan they ben clyghte in [Bod. icliȝte]. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) vii. lvi. 270 Ciragra..in the hondes..maketh theym drye and clyghted [Bodl. MS. ycliȝt] and closyd and vnmyghty to be openyd. 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 119^v The fiste..because the fingers be clighte in. 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 227 He..clitcht his fist, turned his head, gnasht w^t his teeth. †2. intransitive. To crook, bend a joint, crouch. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > move in a circle or curve [verb (intransitive)] > crook or bend a joint clitch?a1300 clutch?c1325 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] fastenOE truss?c1225 clitch?a1300 fasta1300 cadgea1400 lacec1425 claspa1450 tie?a1513 tether1563 spar1591 befast1674 span1781 the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > bend [verb (intransitive)] > specific part of body clitch?a1300 fold13.. to bend the head or facea1652 ?a1300 O.E. Legends (1875) 192 (Mätz.) Upe here ton heo seten icluȝt. 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. xx. 120 The fyngres þat freo beo to folden and to clycchen. †3. a. transitive. To seize and pull in as with a claw or crook, to cleek v. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold [verb (transitive)] > lay hold of or grasp > suddenly or forcibly catcha1250 titc1330 beclapc1386 clutch1393 clitcha1400 cleekc1440 cletch1612 click1651 get1831 to seize hold of1839 a1400 Mary & Cross 427 in Leg. Rood 145 Mony folk into helle he clihte. b. To take up (water, etc.) with a shallow vessel. Cf. cleach v. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] > lift or take up > out of a body of liquid cleachc1320 dip1602 clitch1632 1632 P. Holland tr. Xenophon Cyrupædia 4 He hath an earthen pot wherewith to clitch up water out of the..river. 4. To hold tightly in a clutch or grasp. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold [verb (transitive)] > hold firmly, grip, or grasp clipOE agropeOE gripec1175 clencha1300 umbegrip?a1400 clitchc1400 stablec1440 grappe?c1450 coll1490 spenda1500 strain1590 clutch1602 screw1617 fast-hand1632 grasp1774 nevel1788 firm1859 bear-hug1919 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1655 Þat watz cleȝt clos in his hert. ?a1500 Chester Pl. (1843–7) 115 A yonge childe in her armes clighte. ?a1500 Chester Pl. (1847) ii. 186 In covetousnes my harte was clighte. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Clitch, to clutch, to grasp tightly. 5. To make fast, to fasten; in modern dialect to stick (things) to or together. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > attach or affix [verb (transitive)] > adhere to > cause to adhere stickc1425 clam1598 cling1606 plaster1623 beglue1658 adhere1845 clitch1863 paste1863 key1923 a1400 Mary & Cross 410 in Leg. Rood 145 Cros, whon Crist on þe was cliht. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 858 A clyket hit [i.e. þe wyket] cleȝt clos hym byhynde. 1863 From a correspondent Used in the Western Counties..as “clitch these papers”, i.e. gum them together. A native of N. Devon ‘has heard an old woman, admiring a lady's riding, say “There! her looks as if her was clitched to her saddle!”’ 6. intransitive. ‘To stick, to adhere; to become glutinous or thick. Devon’ (Halliwell). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > be thick enough to retain form [verb (intransitive)] > cohere clingOE clitchc1400 clutchc1425 coagmentate1578 congeal1584 clung1601 cohere1616 conglutinatea1625 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1692 Hit clyȝt togeder. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.c1025
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