Meanings
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the Lombards, a Germanic people who settled in Italy in the sixth century C.E., their language, customs, or culture.
And also another scripture that men call the Lombardish law, deviseth thereof in divers cases; the which hereafter shall be declared by me unto thee.
1807, George Burnett, Specimens of English prose-writersSynonyms: Langobardish
- not comparableLike a Lombard.
[...] Jazz became many things—frenetic, destructive, hysterical, decadent, venal, alcoholic, saccharine, Lombardish, vapid—it has enriched stuffed bellies; it has corrupted the innocent; [...]
2010, John Szwed, Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World
- The language of the Lombards, an extinct Germanic language known from fragmentary evidence; Lombardic.
Synonyms: Langobardish
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to the Lombards, a Germanic people who settled in Italy in the sixth century C.E., their language, customs, or culture.
proper nounThe language of the Lombards, an extinct Germanic language known from fragmentary evidence; Lombardic.
Origin
- Old English*Longbeardisc“Lombardish”
- Middle EnglishLombardish
- EnglishLombardish
From Middle English Lombardish, from Old English *Longbeardisc (“Lombardish”), equivalent to Lombard + -ish.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German langobardisch, Langobardisch
- langobardischrelated to the Lombards
- Langobardischthe language of the Lombards
Cite this entry
Lombardish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lombardish
“Lombardish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lombardish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lombardish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lombardish.
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