"imbow" meaning in English

See imbow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: imbows [present, singular, third-person], imbowing [participle, present], imbowed [participle, past], imbowed [past]
Etymology: From im- + bow. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|bow|alt1=im-}} im- + bow Head templates: {{en-verb}} imbow (third-person singular simple present imbows, present participle imbowing, simple past and past participle imbowed)
  1. Obsolete form of embow. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: embow

Inflected forms

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