An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kleie

by Friedrich Kluge

Kleie, feminine, ‘bran,’ from the equivalent Middle High German klîe, usually plural klîen, with the earlier variant klîwen, Old High German chlîa, chlîwa, plural chlîwûn, feminine; wanting in Gothic, English, and Scandinavian; compare further Middle Low German clîge, Modern Dutch wanting; Swedish kli, ‘bran.’