v. Obs. rare. Also 4 tombe. [OE. tumbian (see TUMBLE v.) ON. tumba, OHG. tūmôn (from OLG.).) intr. To tumble, to perform saltatory feats; to dance.
c. 1000. Ags. Gosp., Matt xiv. 6. Ða on herodes ʓebyrd-dæʓe tumbude [Hatton MS. tumbede; Vulg. saltavit] þære herodiadiscean dohtur beforan him. Ibid., Mark vi. 22. Þa ða þære herodiadiscan dohtor inneode & tumbode [Hatt. MS. tumbede; Vulg. saltasset].
1387. Trevisa, Higden (Rolls), IV. 365. Þe eorþe swelowede þe wenche þat tomblede [MSS. α and γ tombede (which represents Trevisa’s own s.w. form)].
