"recumb" meaning in English

See recumb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: recumbs [present, singular, third-person], recumbing [participle, present], recumbed [participle, past], recumbed [past]
Etymology: From Latin recumbō, from re- (“back”) + *cumbō, akin to cubō (“to lie down”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱewb-}}, {{der|en|la|recumbō}} Latin recumbō Head templates: {{en-verb}} recumb (third-person singular simple present recumbs, present participle recumbing, simple past and past participle recumbed)
  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To lean; to recline; to repose. Tags: intransitive, obsolete Related terms: recumbent
    Sense id: en-recumb-en-verb-g-op9fr1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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