awbe

Middle English

Alternative forms

abbe, albe, aube, hawbe, owbe

Etymology

From Old French and Old English albe, both from Latin alba, feminine of albus (“white”), in tunica alba (“white tunic”), vestis alba (“white garment”), etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈau̯b(ə)/, /ˈalb(ə)/

Noun

awbe (plural awbes)

alb (ecclesiastical garment)

Descendants

English: alb

References

“aube, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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