lym

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lijm, from Middle Dutch lijm, from Old Dutch *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz.

Pronunciation
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Noun

lym (plural lyme)

  1. glue

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lū̆m-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to spoil”) +‎ *-m-.[1] Cognate with Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, “dirt, filth, blemish”) and perhaps English slip (< *(s)lewbʰ-). Alternatively, borrowed from the Ancient Greek.[2]

Noun

lym m (plural lyma, definite lymi, definite plural lymat)

  1. silt, mud (of the river)

Derived terms

See also

References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 248
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lym”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 236

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *lim-ā- (“to sharpen”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”).[1] Cognate with Breton lemm.

Adjective

lym

  1. sharp, pointed

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “lim-a”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 239

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liːm/

Noun

lym (uncountable)

  1. lime, quicklime
  2. birdlime
  3. mortar, grout
Descendants
  • English: lime

References

Noun

lym

  1. Alternative form of leme

Noun

lym

  1. Alternative form of lyme (“limb”)
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