"cumb" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /kumb/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *kumbaz; liken Dutch kom (“bowl, basin”), Welsh cwm (“a hollow valley”), Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha, “a pot, jug”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*kumbaz}} Proto-Germanic *kumbaz, {{cog|nl|kom||bowl, basin}} Dutch kom (“bowl, basin”), {{cog|cy|cwm||a hollow valley}} Welsh cwm (“a hollow valley”) Head templates: {{ang-noun|m}} cumb m
  1. a hollow, narrow valley, combe Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cumb-ang-noun-Mm0BcNnH Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
  2. a measure of volume (uncertain for liquid but dry is said to be 4 bushels) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cumb-ang-noun-DOAgXa8G Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Landforms Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Landforms: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fildcumb (english: milk pail)
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      "word": "combe"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
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      "word": "coombe"
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      "word": "coomb"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *kumbaz; liken Dutch kom (“bowl, basin”), Welsh cwm (“a hollow valley”), Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha, “a pot, jug”).",
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      "translation": "milk pail",
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          "text": "In cumb, of ðam cumbe",
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          "combe",
          "combe"
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          "_dis": "19 81",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "a coomb full of mild ale and a coomb full of Welsh ale",
          "text": "Cumb fulne líðes aloþ, and cumb fulne Welisces aloþ",
          "translation": "a coomb full of mild ale and a coomb full of Welsh ale",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "a measure of volume (uncertain for liquid but dry is said to be 4 bushels)"
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    {
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    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "lang_code": "en",
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      "lang_code": "en",
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      "expansion": "cumb m",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "milk pail",
      "translation": "milk pail",
      "word": "fildcumb"
    }
  ],
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        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
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          "text": "In cumb, of ðam cumbe",
          "translation": "in a valley, of the valley",
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        }
      ],
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        "a hollow, narrow valley, combe"
      ],
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          "hollow"
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          "valley",
          "valley"
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          "combe",
          "combe"
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        }
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          "bushel",
          "bushel"
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        "masculine"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/kumb/"
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  ],
  "word": "cumb"
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