ympe

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English

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Noun

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ympe (plural ympes)

  1. Obsolete form of imp. (young shoot of a plant)
  2. Obsolete form of imp. (young or inferior devil)

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English impa, from impian.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ympe (plural ympes or ympen)

  1. A shoot, twig or sprouting of a plant or shrub; a scion.
  2. A plant, especially one that is newly-grown or young.
    • c. late 13th or early 14th century, Oscar Zielke, editor, Sir Orfeo: Ein englisches Feenmärchen aus dem Mittelalter: [] [Sir Orfeo: An English Fairy Tale from the Middle Ages: []], Breslau: Verlag von Wilhelm Koebner, published 1880, →OCLC, page 89, lines 67–70:
      Þai sett hem doun al þre / Vnder a fair ympetre, / And wel sone þis fair quene / Fel on slepe opon þe grene.
      They set them down all three / Under a fair imp-tree, / And well soon this fair queen / Fell asleep upon the green.
  3. (rare) Any kind of offspring.
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Descendants
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  • English: imp
  • Scots: imp
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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ympe

  1. Alternative form of ympen