lym

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Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Noun

lym (plural lyme)

  1. glue

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *lū̆m-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *leu(H)- (“to spoil”). Cognate to Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, “dirt, filth, blemish”).[1]

Noun

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

  1. mud (of the river), loam, clay, blemish

See also

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 248

Cornish

Etymology

Cognate with Breton lemm.

Adjective

lym

  1. sharp, pointed

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English lim.

Noun

lym

  1. Alternative form of lyme (“limb”)

Etymology 2

From Old English līm.

Noun

lym

  1. Alternative form of lyme (“quicklime”)
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