Imbe

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Notes

Old English

Etymology

Germanic *imbiaz, perhaps from Indo-European a(m)pi-. Cognate with Middle Dutch imme (Dutch imker ‘beekeeper’), Old High German imbi (German Imme). (The proposed Indo-European root is also the source of Greek εμπίς, Latin apis.)

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈɪmbe/

Noun

imbe n

1. swarm of bees

Notes

Only attested in late form ymbe.