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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belimb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-limb
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cut off a limb or limbs; dismember; mutilate; disfigure.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English belimien (“to dismember”), equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + limb.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

belimbs (present, singular) belimbing (participle, present) belimbed (participle, past) belimbed (past) belim (alternative)

Questions

What does belimb mean?
To cut off a limb or limbs; dismember; mutilate; disfigure.
Where does belimb come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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