"cimb" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃimb/
Etymology: Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *kimbu, derived from or related to Proto-West Germanic *kimban (“to press or fit together”), from Proto-Germanic *kimbaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*kimbu}} Proto-West Germanic *kimbu, {{der|ang|gmw-pro|*kimban|t=to press or fit together}} Proto-West Germanic *kimban (“to press or fit together”), {{der|ang|gem-pro|*kimbaną}} Proto-Germanic *kimbaną Head templates: {{ang-noun|?|g2=f|head=*ċimb}} *ċimb ? or f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|*ċimb}}, {{ang-decl-noun|*ċimb|*ċimba,*ċimbe|*ċimbe|*ċimba,*ċimbe|*ċimbe|*ċimba|*ċimbe|*ċimbum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: ċimb [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], ċimb [nominative, singular], ċimba [nominative, plural], ċimbe [nominative, plural], ċimbe [accusative, singular], ċimba [accusative, plural], ċimbe [accusative, plural], ċimbe [genitive, singular], ċimba [genitive, plural], ċimbe [dative, singular], ċimbum [dative, plural]
  1. a joining or joint Tags: feminine, reconstruction Derived forms: ċimbīren, ċimbstān Related terms: ċimban, ċimbing
    Sense id: en-cimb-ang-noun-6Tmh9k7e Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "chimb"
        },
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "chime"
        },
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          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "chim"
        }
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "chymbe"
    },
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "chim"
        }
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      "word": "chyme"
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        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "chim"
        }
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      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "chyne"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *kimbu, derived from or related to Proto-West Germanic *kimban (“to press or fit together”), from Proto-Germanic *kimbaną.",
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      "form": "ċimb",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċimbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċimbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "?",
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    }
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    },
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        "3": "*ċimbe",
        "4": "*ċimba,*ċimbe",
        "5": "*ċimbe",
        "6": "*ċimba",
        "7": "*ċimbe",
        "8": "*ċimbum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong ō-stem"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Old English/cimb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ċimbīren"
        },
        {
          "word": "ċimbstān"
        }
      ],
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        "a joining or joint"
      ],
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        [
          "joining",
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        ],
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          "joint",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ċimban"
        },
        {
          "word": "ċimbing"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃimb/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cimb"
}
{
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    {
      "word": "ċimbstān"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      "name": "der"
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      "form": "ċimb",
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċimbe",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ċimbe",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Old English/cimb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ċimban"
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        "Old English feminine nouns",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English nouns",
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        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English ō-stem nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for gender in Old English entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a joining or joint"
      ],
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        [
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        [
          "joint",
          "joint"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃimb/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cimb"
}

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