"humblebee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: humblebees [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English humbul-be, humbulbe, hombul-be, from *humbul (“bumblebee”) + be (“bee”). See also West Frisian hommel (“bumblebee”), Dutch hommel (“bumblebee”), German Low German Hummel (“bumblebee”), German Hummel (“bumblebee”), Swedish humla (“bumblebee”), Norwegian humle (“bumblebee”); also cognate with Dutch hommelbij (“bumblebee”), Danish humlebi (“bumblebee”). Compare also English humble (“to hum”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|humbul-be}} Middle English humbul-be, {{m|enm|humbulbe}} humbulbe, {{m|enm|hombul-be}} hombul-be, {{m|enm|*humbul|t=bumblebee}} *humbul (“bumblebee”), {{m|enm|be|t=bee}} be (“bee”), {{cog|fy|hommel|t=bumblebee}} West Frisian hommel (“bumblebee”), {{cog|nl|hommel|t=bumblebee}} Dutch hommel (“bumblebee”), {{cog|nds-de|Hummel|t=bumblebee}} German Low German Hummel (“bumblebee”), {{cog|de|Hummel|t=bumblebee}} German Hummel (“bumblebee”), {{cog|sv|humla|t=bumblebee}} Swedish humla (“bumblebee”), {{cog|no|humle|t=bumblebee}} Norwegian humle (“bumblebee”), {{cog|nl|hommelbij|t=bumblebee}} Dutch hommelbij (“bumblebee”), {{cog|da|humlebi|t=bumblebee}} Danish humlebi (“bumblebee”), {{cog|en|humble|t=to hum}} English humble (“to hum”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} humblebee (plural humblebees)
  1. (obsolete) A bumblebee. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Bees Synonyms: humble-bee Related terms: humble (english: to hum) [obsolete]

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