ífegn

ífegn
see ífig

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • Efeu — Sm std. (10. Jh., ebihewi 8. Jh., vielleicht ein ae. Wort), mhd. ep höu, ebehöu, ahd. (h)ebah Stammwort. An Heu angelehnte Umdeutung (wie an Rebe in schwz. Räbheu; an Laub in mndd. iwlōf, ifflōf) eines Wortes, das in älterer Form wohl in ahd.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • ībwa — *ībwa germ., Substantiv: nhd. Efeu; ne. ivy; Rekontruktionsbasis: ae., ahd.; Etymologie: unbekannt; Weiterleben: s. ae. īfig, stark. Neutrum …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • ivy — [ī′vē] n. pl. ivies [ME ivi < OE ifig, ifegn, akin to Ger efeu (OHG ebawi, ebah): orig. sense prob. “climber”] 1. a climbing vine (Hedera helix) of the ginseng family, with a woody stem and evergreen leaves, grown as ornamentation on buildings …   English World dictionary

  • ivin — ˈīvə̇n, ˈiv noun ( s) Etymology: alteration of earlier iven, from Middle English, from Old English īfegn, īfig more at ivy dialect England : ivy …   Useful english dictionary

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