kempe

See also: Kempe

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English cempa, from Proto-West Germanic *kampijō; doublet of champioun.

Alternative forms

• cempe, kemmpe, kimmpe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛmp(ə)/

Noun

kempe (plural kempes or kempen)

2. A fighter, battler, or soldier; one who wars.
3. A spiritual soldier; a fighter of malice.
4. (rare) A challenger or competitor; an entrant in a competition, especially one requiring physical might.
5. (rare) A winner; one who succeeds in a competition.
6. (rare) A person, especially one of large size.

Related terms

• kempen

Descendants

• English: kemp (obsolete)
• Scots: kemp (obsolete)

References

• “kemp(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-30.

Etymology 2

From Old English *cempan.

Verb

kempe

2. Alternative form of kempen

Etymology 3

Unknown; potentially related to Middle Dutch kindekijn.

Alternative forms

• kemp, kympe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛmp(ə)/

Noun

kempe (plural kempes)

2. A vat or cask for storage of fish.

References

• “kemp(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-30.

Etymology 4

From Old Norse kampr, kanpr, from Proto-Germanic *kanipaz.

Alternative forms

• keempe, camp

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛmp/, /kɛːmp/

Adjective

kempe

2. (rare) shaggy, bristly, rough.

Descendants

• English: kemp (obsolete)

References

• “kē̆mpe, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-30.