awbe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• abbe, albe, aube, hawbe, owbe

Etymology

From Old French and Old English albe, both from Latin alba, feminine of albus (“white”), in tunica alba (“white tunic”), vestis alba (“white garment”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈau̯b(ə)/, /ˈalb(ə)/

Noun

awbe (plural awbes)

1. alb (ecclesiastical garment)

Descendants

• English: alb

References

• “aube, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.