lybb

Old English

Alternative forms

• lyb

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lubi, from Proto-Germanic *lubją (“herb, poison, love potion”). Akin to Old High German luppi, Old Norse lyf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lybb/, [lyb]

Noun

lybb n

1. drug, medicine
2. poison
3. charm

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	lybb	lybb
accusative	lybb	lybb
genitive	lybbes	lybba
dative	lybbe	lybbum

Derived terms

• ċīeslybb
• lybbestre
• lybcorn
• lybcræft
• lybesn
• lyblāc
• lyblǣċa
• *lyblǣċan
• lybwyrhta

Related terms

• ġeunlybba
• unlybwyrhta

Descendants

• Middle English: libbe
  • English: lib (dialectal)
  • Scots: lib