ʿebah

  • 51ībwa — *ībwa germ., Substantiv: nhd. Efeu; ne. ivy; Rekontruktionsbasis: ae., ahd.; Etymologie: unbekannt; Weiterleben: s. ae. īfig, stark. Neutrum …

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  • 52ivy — [ī′vē] n. pl. ivies [ME ivi < OE ifig, ifegn, akin to Ger efeu (OHG ebawi, ebah): orig. sense prob. “climber”] 1. a climbing vine (Hedera helix) of the ginseng family, with a woody stem and evergreen leaves, grown as ornamentation on buildings …

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