imbe
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Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *imbijaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *a(m)pi-. Cognate with Middle Dutch imme (Dutch imme) and Old High German imbi (German Imme). The proposed Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek εμπίς (empís), Latin apis.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈɪmbe/
Noun [edit]
imbe n
Usage notes [edit]
Only attested in late form ymbe.
