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▪ I. † tumb, v. Obs. rare.
Also 4 tombe.
[OE. tumbian (see tumble v.) = ON. tumba, OHG. tū̆môn (from OLG.).]
intr. To tumble, to perform saltatory feats; to dance.
c1000Ags. Gosp. Matt. xiv. 6 Ða on herodes ᵹebyrd-dæᵹe tumbude [Hatton MS. tumbede; Vulg. saltavit] þære herodiadiscean dohtur beforan him. Ibid. Mark vi. 22 Þa ð a þære herodiadiscan dohtor inneode & tumbode [Hatt. MS. tumbede; Vulg. saltasset]. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) IV. 365 Þe eorþe swelowede þe wenche þat tomblede [MSS. α and γ tombede (which represents Trevisa's own s.w. form)].
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