Etymology

leme

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Today it means: A ray or glimmer of light; a gleam. Full definition →

Middle English leem ← Old English lēoma
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromlēoma“light, brightness”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromleem
  3. English todayleme

From Middle English leem, leme, leam, from Old English lēoma (“light, brightness”); akin to light.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishlēoma all →

leam

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