- gibbe
- (ji-b') s. f.Coquille terrestre, univalve, blanche et longue de trois centimètres.
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Gibbe — This name is one of the diminutive forms of the popular Medieval English personal name Gilbert , which was introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066. The Norman form of the name was Gisleberth in the Domesday Book of 1086 … Surnames reference
gibbe — gib|be vb., r, de, t; det gibbede i mig … Dansk ordbog
gibbe — gibb(e obs. form of gib, jib … Useful english dictionary
Enarea — (Enarya, Inarya), Landschaft im südlichen Abessinien, nördlich von Kassa, umfaßt die Reiche Limmu, Guma, Gomma und Dschimma Raka. E. ist ein Gebirgsland (Egan 3090 m), durchflossen vom Gibbe und bewohnt vom Gallastamm der Sidama oder Södama.… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
giberne — (ji bèr n ) s. f. 1° Anciennement, nom d une espèce de sac, dans lequel les grenadiers portaient des grenades. 2° Aujourd hui, boîte recouverte de cuir où les soldats mettent leurs cartouches. Enfant de giberne, enfant né d un militaire en … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Gibb — This name is one of the diminutive forms of the popular Medieval English personal name Gilbert , which was introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066. The Norman form of the name was Gisleberth in the Domesday Book of 1086 … Surnames reference
Gibby — This name is one of the diminutive forms of the popular Medieval English personal name Gilbert , which was introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066. The Norman form of the name was Gisleberth in the Domesday Book of 1086 … Surnames reference
Stentiford — This very unusual surname is Olde English, and apparently derives from a lost hamlet in Devon. The derivation is from the Norse Viking stein meaning stony and forda a shallow crossing place. The 8th century Vikings penetrated up both the Tamar… … Surnames reference
gib — gib1 [gib] n. [ME gibbe, a swelling < L gibba, a hump < gibbus, bent, prob. < IE base * geibh > Norw dial. keiv, askew] an adjustable piece of metal, etc. for keeping moving parts of a machine in place or for reducing friction vt.… … English World dictionary
Jibe — (j[imac]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jibed} (j[imac]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Jibing} (j[imac]b [i^]ng).] [Cf. Dan. gibbe, D. gijpen, v. i., and dial. Sw. gippa to jerk. Cf. {Jib}, n. & v. i.] (Naut.) To shift, as the boom of a fore and aft sail, from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English