lybb

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lubi, from Proto-Germanic *lubją (“herb, poison, love potion”). Akin to Old High German luppi, Old Norse lyf.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lybb/, [lyb]

Noun

lybb n

  1. drug, medicine
  2. poison
  3. charm

Derived terms
  • ċīeslybb
  • lybesn
  • lybwyrhta
  • unlybwyrhta

Descendants
  • Middle English: libbe
    • Scots: lib
    • English: lib (dialectal)
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