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English
Etymology
From Middle English ilimed (“having limbs, limbed”) , from i- (prefix forming adjectives, past participles, etc.) + lim (“organ or part of the body, member; extremity of an animal or human body, limb; sexual organ; a person as a member of the group of all Christians; follower; liegeman; corner of a siege tower; arm of the sea; branch of a subject”) (see further at lim) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives); analysable as limb + -ed.
Pronunciation
Adjective
limbed (not comparable)
- Having limbs.
- Preceded by a descriptive word: having limbs of a specified kind or quality.
Derived terms
Translations
preceded by a descriptive word: having limbs of a specified kind or quality
Verb
limbed
- simple past and past participle of limb
References
- ^ “ilimed, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ “i-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ “lim, n.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ “-ed, suf.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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