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Old English · noun

cimb

Normalised ċimb

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/t͡ʃimb/
Syllables
t͡ʃimb (1 syllable)
Modern English
chimbchimejointjoining

Meaning

  1. a joining or joint

Declension

Declension of cimb
SingularPlural
Nominative ċimbċimbaċimbe
Accusative ċimbeċimbaċimbe
Genitive ċimbeċimba
Dative ċimbeċimbum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *kimbu, derived from or related to Proto-West Germanic *kimban (“to press or fit together”), from Proto-Germanic *kimbaną.

Descendants

chimb, chime

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