chymbe

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old Northern French chimbe (“cymbal”), a back-formation from chimble, cimble, from Latin cymbalum; perhaps reinforced by a misinterpretation of a *chymbele (from Old English ċimbala, ċimbal (“cymbal”)) as chymbe belle. First attested in c. 1300. ==== Alternative forms ==== chyme chim (Northern); chynbe (Northwest Midland) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːmb(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃiːmb(ə)/ IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃimb(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃim(ə)/ (especially Northern) ==== Noun ==== chymbe (plural chymbes) A cymbal (concave metal plate as a musical instrument) A set of bells or a bell belonging to one. ===== Derived terms ===== chymben ===== Descendants ===== English: chime ===== References ===== “chīmbe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== chymbe alternative form of chymben