Lombardish

English

Etymology

From Middle English Lombardish, from Old English *Longbeardisc (Lombardish), equivalent to Lombard + -ish.

Adjective

Lombardish (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Lombards, a Germanic people who settled in Italy in the sixth century C.E., their language, customs, or culture.
    • 1807, George Burnett, Specimens of English prose-writers:
      And also another scripture that men call the Lombardish law, deviseth thereof in divers cases; the which hereafter shall be declared by me unto thee.
  2. Like a Lombard.
    • 2010, John Szwed, Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World:
      [...] Jazz became many things—frenetic, destructive, hysterical, decadent, venal, alcoholic, saccharine, Lombardish, vapid—it has enriched stuffed bellies; it has corrupted the innocent; [...]

Synonyms

  • (of the Lombards): Langobardish

Translations

Proper noun

Lombardish

  1. The language of the Lombards, an extinct Germanic language known from fragmentary evidence; Lombardic.

Synonyms

  • (language): Langobardish

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.