lyme

See also: Lyme

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English lim, from Proto-Germanic *limuz.

Alternative forms

lym, lime, lim, limæ, leome, leme

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lim/, /leːm/

Noun

lyme (plural lymes)

organ, body part
limb, extremity of the body
(figuratively) An extremity, branch, or extension.
(Christianity) A good Christian.
A devoted member of any other cause.

Descendants

English: limb
Scots: lim, lym

References

“lim (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.

Etymology 2

From Old English līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz.

Alternative forms

lym, lime, lim

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liːm/

Noun

lyme

Descendants

English: lime

References

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

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