limbed

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English ilimed (“having limbs, limbed”) [and other forms],[1] from i- (prefix forming adjectives, past participles, etc.)[2] + lim (“organ or part of the body, member; extremity of an animal or human body, limb; sexual organ; a person as a member of the group of all Christians; follower; liegeman; corner of a siege tower; arm of the sea; branch of a subject”)[3] (see further at lim) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives);[4] analysable as limb +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

limbed (not comparable)

  1. Having limbs.
  2. Preceded by a descriptive word: having limbs of a specified kind or quality.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

limbed

  1. simple past and past participle of limb

References[edit]

  1. ^ “ilimed, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ “i-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  3. ^ “lim, n.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  4. ^ “-ed, suf.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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