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Definition kemp

Etymology 1

From Middle English kempe (“coarse hairs”), from Old English cenep (“moustache; bit (of a bridle, bristling with points)”), from Proto-Germanic *kanipaz (“beard, moustache, whiskers”), from Proto-Indo-European *?enHw-, *?n?(w)- (“jaw”). Related to camp, chin.

Noun

kemp (plural kemps)

1. (obsolete) Coarse, rough hair, wool, or fur; (in the plural) knotty hairs that will not felt.

Etymology 2

From Middle English kempe, campe (“shaggy, rough”).

Adjective

kemp (comparative more kemp, superlative most kemp)

1. (obsolete) Shaggy; rough.

Etymology 3

From Middle English kempen, from Old English *cempan (“to do battle, fight”), from Proto-Germanic *kampijan? (“to campaign, do battle”). Cognate with Scots kemp, Middle Dutch kempen, Middle Low German kempen, German kämpfen (“to struggle”).

Verb

kemp (third-person singular simple present kemps, present participle kemping, simple past and past participle kemped)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To strive or contend in any way; strive for victory.

Noun

kemp (plural kemps)

1. (Scotland, archaic) A contest in work, etc.

Etymology 4

From Middle English kempe, from Old English cempa (“warrior, fighter, champion”), from Proto-Germanic *kampijô (“fighter”). Cognate with Middle Dutch kempe, German Kämpe, Swedish kämpe. Doublet of champion.

Noun

kemp (plural kemps)

1. (obsolete) A champion; a knight.

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