camb

Middle English

Noun

camb

1. Alternative form of comb

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Old English

Alternative forms

• comb

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. Cognate with Old Saxon camb, Dutch kam, Old High German chamb (German Kamm), Old Norse kambr (Swedish kam); and with Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “pin”), Old Armenian ծամեմ (camem, “to chew”), Russian зуб (zub).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑmb/

Noun

camb m

1. comb
2. crest of a helmet, bird, etc
   • c. 1000, The Wonders of the East

     Fēnixas habbaþ cambas on hēafde swā pāwan.

     Phoenixes have crests on their head like peacocks.

Declension

Declension of camb (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	camb	cambas
accusative	camb	cambas
genitive	cambes	camba
dative	cambe	cambum

Derived terms

• horscamb
• huniġcamb

Descendants

• Middle English: camb, comb
  • English: comb
  • Scots: camb, came, kame, kaim, kem
  • Yola: cowm

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Old Saxon

Noun

camb m

1. Alternative spelling of kamb