neb

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 155 words | Copyright

neb (dial.) beak, bill; nose; †face OE.; nib; peak, tip. XVI. OE. nebb = ON. nef, rel. to MLG., MDu. nebbe (Du. nebbe, neb):- Gmc. *nabja-. Cf. NIB.

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