lymbo
See also: Lymbo
Middle English
Alternative forms
- limbo, Limbo, Lymbo
Etymology
From Latin limbō, ablative of limbus, in the expression in limbō (“on the edge”). Compare limbus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlimbɔː/
Noun
lymbo
- (Late Middle English) limbo (waiting place for souls)
- Synonym: limbus
Descendants
- English: limbo
References
- “limbō, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.