Etymology

limbed

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Today it means: Having limbs. Full definition →

Middle English ilimed
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromilimed“having limbs, limbed”
  2. English todaylimbed

From Middle English ilimed (“having limbs, limbed”) [and other forms], from i- (prefix forming adjectives, past participles, etc.) + lim (“organ or part of the body, member; extremity of an animal or human body, limb; sexual organ; a person as a member of the group of all Christians; follower; liegeman; corner of a siege tower; arm of the sea; branch of a subject”) (see further at lim) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives); analysable as limb + -ed.

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