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Where does “clatren” come from?

clatren (Middle English) comes from Old English clatrian.

clatren (Middle English): to make a rattling sound

Definitions

  1. to make a rattling sound

Ancestry of “clatren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclatrian—

Words derived from “clatren”

  • clatter
  • clattering
  • clattery
  • clatteringly
  • clatterer
  • clattereth
  • clattersome
  • clatterest
Every word from Old English clatrian →