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

• llym

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. silt, mud (of the river)

Derived terms

• pllymëz

See also

• baltë f
• llom m

Cornish

Etymology

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

Adjective

lym

1. sharp, pointed

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

• lim, lime, lyme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːm/

Noun

lym (uncountable)

1. lime, quicklime
2. birdlime
3. mortar, grout

Descendants

• English: lime

References

• “līm, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.

Etymology 2

Noun

lym

1. Alternative form of leme

Etymology 3

Noun

lym

1. Alternative form of lyme (“limb”)