kemp
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English kempe (“coarse hairs”), from Old English cenep (“moustache; bit (of a bridle, bristling with points)”), from Proto-West Germanic *kanip, from Proto-Germanic *kanipaz (“beard, moustache, whiskers”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“jaw”). Related to camp, chin.
Noun[edit]
kemp (plural kemps)
- (obsolete or dialectal) Coarse, rough hair, wool, or fur; (in the plural) knotty hairs that will not felt.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English kempe, campe (“shaggy, rough”).
Adjective[edit]
kemp (comparative more kemp, superlative most kemp)
Etymology 3[edit]
From Middle English kempen, from Old English *cempan (“to do battle, fight”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijan (“to campaign, do battle”), ultimately from Latin campus.
Verb[edit]
kemp (third-person singular simple present kemps, present participle kemping, simple past and past participle kemped)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To strive or contend in any way; strive for victory.
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Noun[edit]
kemp (plural kemps)
Etymology 4[edit]
From Middle English kempe, from Old English cempa (“warrior, fighter, champion”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijō (“fighter”), ultimately from Latin campus. Doublet of champion. Cognate with literary German Kämpe (“champion, fighter”), German Kempf.
Noun[edit]
kemp (plural kemps)
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Noun[edit]
kemp m inan
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Noun[edit]
kemp
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
kemp
- Alternative form of kempe (“fish vat”)
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