"kibe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kaɪb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kibe.wav Forms: kibes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪb Etymology: Origin unknown, but first attested in Middle English. suggested origins and context Attestations in Shakespeare's time seem to suggest it was intended as mildly vulgar (compare zit) and metaphorical; see more at this Open Literature article, which claims Welsh as most probable origin: * Compare Welsh cibi, cibwst (“chilblain(s)”), although this itself may borrow from Middle English, and we may be dealing with some ancient unknown term. Compare English gyve (“schackles”), a medieval word that might also take from Celtic. There has been further theoretical conjecture as well: * Assuming the origin English or Welsh derived from is pre-Celtic, some have speculated a link to an Old European word from a British Vasconic substrate, in this case related to Basque gibiztin (“knot, bow”), compounded from a lost root *gibi, *kibi (“lump?”). Etymology templates: {{unknown|en|title=Origin unknown}} Origin unknown, {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|cy|-}} Welsh, {{cog|cy|cibi}} Welsh cibi, {{noncog|en|gyve|t=schackles}} English gyve (“schackles”), {{der|en|qfa-sub}} substrate, {{cog|eu|gibiztin||knot, bow}} Basque gibiztin (“knot, bow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kibe (plural kibes)
  1. (rare, archaic, poetic) A chilblain (often ulcerated), especially on the heel of the foot (also afflictive to some animals); a cold sore or blister. Wikipedia link: Paleo-European languages, Shakespeare Tags: archaic, poetic, rare Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-kibe-en-noun-m5DSGpWe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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