lym

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
  • llym

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lū̆m-, from Proto-Indo-European *leu(H)- 'to spoil'. Cognate to Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, “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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