lambed

as incosset

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verb care for lovingly

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Word Origin & History

Old English lamb "lamb," from Proto-Germanic *lambaz (cf. Old Norse, Old Frisian, Gothic lamb, Middle Dutch, Dutch lam, Middle High German lamp, German Lamm "lamb"). Common to the Germanic languages, but with no certain cognates outside them. Old English plural was lomberu. Applied to persons (especially young Church members, gentle souls, etc.) from late Old English. Also sometimes used ironically for cruel or rough characters (e.g. Kirke's Lambs in wars of 1684-86). Lamb's-wool (adj.) is from 1550s.

Example Sentences for lambed

Cows "calved," and sheep "lambed," and wool in abundance was to be had.

Page 177: betweeen corrected to between after "not yet lambed, the connexion"

Oh, if they had stayed, I would have so lambed them with flouts!

The ewes had lambed, but both the sheep and the goats began to suffer for want of pasture.

An' someone's sure to say he was lambed down an' cleaned out an' poisoned with bad bush liquor at my place.

The ewe had lambed, and there were twins—two strong healthy lambs, most beautiful to see!

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