imbiben
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin imbibō. It has been suggested that the loan was mediated through Middle French imbiber, but this is unlikely.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
imbiben
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of imbiben (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: imbibe
References[edit]
- “embīben, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.