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

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative lybb lybb
accusative lybb lybb
genitive lybbes lybba
dative lybbe lybbum

Derived terms

  • ċīeslybb
  • lybbestre
  • lybcorn
  • lybcræft
  • lybesn
  • lyblāc
  • lyblǣċa
  • *lyblǣċan
  • lybwyrhta

Descendants

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