lym

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lijm.

Noun

lym (plural [please provide])

  1. glue

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • llym

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lū̆m-, from Proto-Indo-European *leu(H)- 'to spoil'. Cognate to Ancient Greek λυ̃μα (lũma, “dirt, filth, blemish”)[1].

Noun

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

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

See also

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.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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