kemp

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English kempe (coarse hairs), from Old English cenep (moustache; bit (of a bridle, bristling with points)), from Proto-West Germanic *kanip, from Proto-Germanic *kanipaz (beard, moustache, whiskers), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (jaw). Related to camp, chin.

Noun

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kemp (plural kemps)

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) Coarse, rough hair, wool, or fur; (in the plural) knotty hairs that will not felt.

Etymology 2

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From Middle English kempe, campe (shaggy, rough).

Adjective

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kemp (comparative more kemp, superlative most kemp)

  1. (obsolete) Shaggy; rough.

Etymology 3

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From Middle English kempen, from Old English *cempan (to do battle, fight), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijan (to campaign, do battle), ultimately from Latin campus.

Verb

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kemp (third-person singular simple present kemps, present participle kemping, simple past and past participle kemped)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To strive or contend in any way; strive for victory.
Derived terms
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Noun

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kemp (plural kemps)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) A contest in work, etc.

Etymology 4

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From Middle English kempe, from Old English cempa (warrior, fighter, champion), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijō (fighter), ultimately from Latin campus. Doublet of champion. Cognate with literary German Kämpe (champion, fighter), German Kempf.

Noun

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kemp (plural kemps)

  1. (obsolete) A champion; a knight.
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Anagrams

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Australian Kriol

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Etymology

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From English camp.

Noun

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kemp

  1. camp; home (the place where one lives)

Czech

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Noun

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kemp m inan

  1. campsite, camp

Declension

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Middle English

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Noun

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kemp

  1. Alternative form of kempe (fish vat)