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líomh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish límaid (sharpens, grinds, polishes). Perhaps borrowed from or related to Latin līmō (I sharpen). (Compare Welsh llifio (whet, hone) from Latin līma (file).)

Verb

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líomh (present analytic líomhann, future analytic líomhfaidh, verbal noun líomhadh, past participle líofa)

  1. (transitive) grind, sharpen; file, smooth, polish
  2. (transitive) erode, destroy

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