Etymology

limbmeal

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Today it means: Into pieces; limb from limb. Full definition →

Middle English lymmele ← Old English limmǣlum
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  1. Old English · inherited fromlimmǣlum“limbmeal, limb by limb”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlymmele
  3. English todaylimbmeal

From Middle English lymmele, limmel, from Old English limmǣlum (“limbmeal, limb by limb”); equivalent to limb + -meal.

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