Clomben

/ˈkloʊmbən/ verb

Definition

Past participle of climb in archaic English; an obsolete form used in older texts.

Etymology

From Old English with the strong verb past participle ending -en, which created forms like 'written,' 'spoken,' and 'clomben.' This ending largely disappeared from English except in a few surviving words.

Kelly Says

The -en ending for past participles is almost completely gone from modern English (we don't say 'I have clomben'), but it survives in 'written,' 'spoken,' 'given'—precious remnants of how English used to work.

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