"nimphe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnimf(ə)/ Forms: nimphes [plural], nymphe [alternative], nemphe [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰ- Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē)der. Latin nymphader. Old French nimphebor. Middle English nimphe From Old French nimphe, from Latin nympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē). Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|fro:nimphe|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰ- Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē)der. Latin nymphader. Old French nimphebor. Middle English nimphe [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*snewbʰ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "νύμφη", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "nympha", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "nimphe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "nimphe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="nimphe">, {{bor|enm|fro|nimphe}} Old French nimphe, {{der|enm|la|nympha}} Latin nympha, {{der|enm|grc|νύμφη}} Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} nimphe, {{enm-noun|nimphes}} nimphe (plural nimphes)
  1. nymph (mythological being)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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