humbul-be
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Middle English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of humble (“to hum, drone”) + be (“bee”). Compare Middle Dutch hommel, hummel (“bumblebee”).
Noun
[edit]humbul-be (plural humbul-bes)
Descendants
[edit]- English: bumblebee
- Scots: bumbee
- Yola: bumble-bee
References
[edit]- “humbul-bẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.