imbiben
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin imbibō. It has been suggested that the loan was mediated through Middle French imbiber, but this is unlikely.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
imbiben
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of imbiben (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
- English: imbibe
References edit
- “embīben, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.