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kemp

kemp · kemps

A coarse or bristly hair, whiskerA coarse or bristly hair, whisker; (in the plural) knotty hairs that will not felt.

/kɛmp/

Значение

значений: 4

(исчисляемое, диалектное, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)A coarse or bristly hair, whisker; (in the plural) knotty hairs that will not felt.
(исчисляемое, диалектное, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)Rough hair, wool, or fur.
(Шотландия, архаичное)A contest in work, etc.
(устаревшее)A champion; a knight.

Происхождение

From Middle English kempe (“coarse hairs”), from Old English cenep (“moustache; bit (of a

From Middle English kempe (“coarse hairs”), from Old English cenep (“moustache; bit (of a bridle, bristling with points)”), from Proto-West Germanic *kanip, from Proto-Germanic *kanipaz (“beard, moustache, whiskers”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“jaw”). Related to chin.

From Middle English kempen, from Old English *cempan (“to do battle, fight”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijan (“to campaign, do battle”), ultimately from Latin campus.

From Middle English kempe, from Old English cempa (“warrior, fighter, champion”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijō (“fighter”), ultimately from Latin campus. Doublet of champion. Cognate with literary German Kämpe (“champion, fighter”), German Kempf.

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