"kemp" meaning in English

See kemp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɛmp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kemp.wav Forms: more kemp [comparative], most kemp [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛmp Etymology: From Middle English kempe, campe (“shaggy, rough”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kempe}} Middle English kempe Head templates: {{en-adj}} kemp (comparative more kemp, superlative most kemp)
  1. (obsolete) Shaggy; rough. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-kemp-en-adj-dCGDwzje Disambiguation of Hair: 37 27 13 13 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /kɛmp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kemp.wav Forms: kemps [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛmp Etymology: From Middle English kempe (“coarse hairs”), from Old English cenep (“moustache; bit (of a bridle, bristling with points)”), from Proto-West Germanic *kanip, from Proto-Germanic *kanipaz (“beard, moustache, whiskers”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“jaw”). Related to camp, chin. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kempe|t=coarse hairs}} Middle English kempe (“coarse hairs”), {{inh|en|ang|cenep|t=moustache; bit (of a bridle, bristling with points)}} Old English cenep (“moustache; bit (of a bridle, bristling with points)”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*kanip}} Proto-West Germanic *kanip, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kanipaz|t=beard, moustache, whiskers}} Proto-Germanic *kanipaz (“beard, moustache, whiskers”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ǵénus|t=jaw}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“jaw”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kemp (plural kemps)
  1. (obsolete or dialectal) Coarse, rough hair, wool, or fur; (in the plural) knotty hairs that will not felt. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-kemp-en-noun-edw1jBmW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 28 29 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 27 30 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 27 31 22 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɛmp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kemp.wav Forms: kemps [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛmp Etymology: From Middle English kempen, from Old English *cempan (“to do battle, fight”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijan (“to campaign, do battle”), ultimately from Latin campus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kempen}} Middle English kempen, {{inh|en|ang|*cempan|t=to do battle, fight}} Old English *cempan (“to do battle, fight”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*kampijan|t=to campaign, do battle}} Proto-West Germanic *kampijan (“to campaign, do battle”), {{der|en|la|campus}} Latin campus Head templates: {{en-noun}} kemp (plural kemps)
  1. (Scotland, archaic) A contest in work, etc. Tags: Scotland, archaic
    Sense id: en-kemp-en-noun-XNMx6Vwa Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 28 29 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 27 30 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 27 31 22 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /kɛmp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kemp.wav Forms: kemps [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛmp Etymology: From Middle English kempe, from Old English cempa (“warrior, fighter, champion”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijō (“fighter”), ultimately from Latin campus. Doublet of champion. Cognate with literary German Kämpe (“champion, fighter”), German Kempf. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kempe}} Middle English kempe, {{inh|en|ang|cempa|t=warrior, fighter, champion}} Old English cempa (“warrior, fighter, champion”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*kampijō|t=fighter}} Proto-West Germanic *kampijō (“fighter”), {{der|en|la|campus}} Latin campus, {{doublet|en|champion}} Doublet of champion, {{cog|de|Kämpe||champion, fighter}} German Kämpe (“champion, fighter”), {{cog|de|Kempf}} German Kempf Head templates: {{en-noun}} kemp (plural kemps)
  1. (obsolete) A champion; a knight. Tags: obsolete Related terms: kemper
    Sense id: en-kemp-en-noun-suzHgmwX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 28 29 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 27 30 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 27 31 22 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /kɛmp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kemp.wav Forms: kemps [present, singular, third-person], kemping [participle, present], kemped [participle, past], kemped [past]
Rhymes: -ɛmp Etymology: From Middle English kempen, from Old English *cempan (“to do battle, fight”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijan (“to campaign, do battle”), ultimately from Latin campus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kempen}} Middle English kempen, {{inh|en|ang|*cempan|t=to do battle, fight}} Old English *cempan (“to do battle, fight”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*kampijan|t=to campaign, do battle}} Proto-West Germanic *kampijan (“to campaign, do battle”), {{der|en|la|campus}} Latin campus Head templates: {{en-verb}} kemp (third-person singular simple present kemps, present participle kemping, simple past and past participle kemped)
  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To strive or contend in any way; strive for victory. Tags: intransitive, obsolete Derived forms: kemper
    Sense id: en-kemp-en-verb-xM4tl4NY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 28 29 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 27 30 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 27 31 22 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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