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Where does “cime” come from?

cime (Irish) comes from Middle Irish [[cimme]], [[cimmid]], from Old Irish cimbid — prisoner, captive; victim; For quotations using...

cime (Irish): captive, prisoner

Definitions

  1. captive, prisoner

Ancestry of “cime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irish[[cimme]], [[cimmid]]—
2Old Irishcimbidprisoner, captive; victim; For quotations using...

Words derived from “cime”

  • cimigh
Every word from Old Irish cimbid →