Made of or resembling clay; having clay-like qualities (archaic or dialectal variant).
From 'clay' with an archaic suffix '-en' (meaning 'made of'), similar to 'wooden' or 'golden.'
The '-en' suffix for materials appears in older English words like 'leaden,' 'golden,' and 'wooden,' and clayen follows the same ancient pattern for describing what something is made from.
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