webbe
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English webb, from Proto-Germanic *wabją.
Alternative forms
- web, webb, webe, weob
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɛb/
Noun
webbe (plural webbes)
- Weaved fabric; fabric manufactured by weaving:
- A fabric garment made by weaving.
- A belt or band made of weaved fabric.
- A spiderweb; the weaved structure created by a spider.
- A thin layer of material or tissue.
- An opaque growth caused by disease or illness.
Related terms
- web bem
- webben
- webber
- webbyng
- weblome
- webster
Descendants
- English: web
- Scots: wab, wob
References
- “web (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-24.
Etymology 2
From Old English webba; equivalent to webbe (“woven fabric, web”) + -e.
Alternative forms
- web, webe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛb(ə)/
Noun
webbe (plural webbes)
- weaver
Synonyms
- webber
- webster
- wever
References
- “webbe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-24.
Etymology 3
Derived in the ME period from the noun or from Old English webbian.
Verb
webbe
- Alternative form of webben