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lym

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lym (plural lyme)

  1. glue

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *lū̆m-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (to spoil) +‎ *-m-.[1] Cognate with Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, dirt, filth, blemish) and perhaps English slip (< *(s)lewbʰ-). Alternatively, borrowed from the Ancient Greek.[2]

Noun

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

  1. silt, mud (of the river)

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  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
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lym”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 236

Cornish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *lim-ā- (to sharpen), probably from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (smooth; slick; sticky; slimy).[1] Cognate with Breton lemm.

Adjective

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lym

  1. sharp, pointed

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “lim-a”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 239

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (to smear).

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Noun

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lym (uncountable)

  1. lime, quicklime
  2. birdlime
  3. mortar, grout
Descendants
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  • English: lime

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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lym

  1. Alternative form of leme

Etymology 3

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Noun

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lym

  1. Alternative form of lyme (limb)