"ebbe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛb(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English ebba, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjā, *abbjō, from Proto-Germanic *abjô, *abjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ebba}} Old English ebba, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*abbjā}} Proto-West Germanic *abbjā, {{m|gmw-pro|*abbjō}} *abbjō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*abjô}} Proto-Germanic *abjô, {{m|gem-pro|*abjǭ}} *abjǭ, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*h₂epó}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} ebbe
  1. ebb, low tide
    Sense id: en-ebbe-enm-noun-xTO2USC9
  2. (figuratively) decrease, decline Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-ebbe-enm-noun-DILphE7y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eb Related terms: ebben

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