(klēv) v. cleft or cleaved or clove (Archaic clave), cleft or cleaved or clo·ven (Archaic clove), cleav·ing v.t.
1. To sunder, as with an ax or wedge; split, especially along structural lines or with the grain.
2. To make or achieve by cutting.
3. To pass through; penetrate.
—v.i.
4. To split or divide by natural lines of cleavage.
5. To pass; make one's way: with through. [OE clēofan]
—cleav′a·ble adjective

(klēv) v.i. cleaved (Archaic clave), cleaved, cleav·ing
1. To stick fast; adhere.
2. To be faithful: with to. [OE cleofian, clifian]