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Ràjb.

to put something-acc into a bag

Rìjb. bag

Etymology

NLem Renb‑a
LMLem, MLem Renb‑yr
OLem ghenb‑ ‘seize and put into one’s bag (?)’
PLem *gghenb‑ ‘grab, take’, nasal-infix present of
PIE *gʰeh₁b‑

The OLem word possibly referred to tax collectors and/or bandits going around with bags or sacks, grabbing people’s possessions.

doublet of gàb.

Cognates

Lat habeō ‘have, hold’ (but not Eng have), Ir gabhlóg ‘fork’