"kemb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kembs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English kemben, from Old English cemban, from Proto-West Germanic *kambijan, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (“to comb”). Cognate with Dutch kemmen (“to comb”), German kämmen (“to comb”), Icelandic kemba (“to comb; card; debug”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kemben}} Middle English kemben, {{inh|en|ang|cemban}} Old English cemban, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*kambijan}} Proto-West Germanic *kambijan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kambijaną|t=to comb}} Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (“to comb”), {{cog|nl|kemmen|t=to comb}} Dutch kemmen (“to comb”), {{cog|de|kämmen|t=to comb}} German kämmen (“to comb”), {{cog|is|kemba|t=to comb; card; debug}} Icelandic kemba (“to comb; card; debug”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kemb (plural kembs)
  1. Obsolete form of comb. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: comb
    Sense id: en-kemb-en-noun-TZOtRn8G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Verb

Forms: kembs [present, singular, third-person], kembing [participle, present], kembed [participle, past], kembed [past], kempt [participle, past], kempt [past]
Etymology: From Middle English kemben, from Old English cemban, from Proto-West Germanic *kambijan, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (“to comb”). Cognate with Dutch kemmen (“to comb”), German kämmen (“to comb”), Icelandic kemba (“to comb; card; debug”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kemben}} Middle English kemben, {{inh|en|ang|cemban}} Old English cemban, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*kambijan}} Proto-West Germanic *kambijan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kambijaną|t=to comb}} Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (“to comb”), {{cog|nl|kemmen|t=to comb}} Dutch kemmen (“to comb”), {{cog|de|kämmen|t=to comb}} German kämmen (“to comb”), {{cog|is|kemba|t=to comb; card; debug}} Icelandic kemba (“to comb; card; debug”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=kempt}} kemb (third-person singular simple present kembs, present participle kembing, simple past and past participle kembed or kempt)
  1. Obsolete form of comb. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: comb
    Sense id: en-kemb-en-verb-TZOtRn8G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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