aumbre

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Middle French ambre, from Arabic عَنْبَر‎‎ (ʿanbar), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaumbər/, /ˈambər/

Noun

aumbre (uncountable)

  1. ambergris
  2. amber (colour)

Descendants
  • English: amber
  • Scots: ambir

References

See also
Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)
     whit      grey, hor      blak
             red ; cremesyn, gernet              citrine, aumbre ; broun, tawne              yelow, dorry ; canevas
             grasgrene              grene             
             plunket ; ewage              asure, livid              blewe, blo, pers
             violet ; inde              rose, murrey ; purpel              claret
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