cemban
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *kambijan, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
cemban
- to comb
Usage notes edit
- In Old English, you usually comb someone's head, not their hair (Hū, ne wilt þū þīn hēafod cemban ǣr þū tō scōle gā? = “Don't you want to comb your hair [lit. head] before you go to school?”), or else you comb the person themselves (Sēo mōdor cemde þæt ċild = “The mother combed the child's hair [lit. the child]”). See also efesian (“to cut hair”).
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of cemban (weak class 1)
infinitive | cemban | cembenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | cembe | cembde |
second person singular | cembest, cembst | cembdest |
third person singular | cembeþ, cembþ | cembde |
plural | cembaþ | cembdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | cembe | cembde |
plural | cemben | cembden |
imperative | ||
singular | cemb | |
plural | cembaþ | |
participle | present | past |
cembende | (ġe)cembed |
Derived terms edit
- ācemban (“to comb out”)