Forest of Lyme

proper noun

A forest and geographical area of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, England, roughly centred on the modern-day Potteries.

OriginProto-Celtic *limos ← Latin līmes →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Forest of Lyme
  1. A forest and geographical area of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, England, roughly centred on the modern-day Potteries.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lyme

Origin

  1. Latinlīmes“boundary”
  2. Proto-Celtic*limos“elm”
  3. EnglishForest of Lyme

Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Celtic *limos (“elm”). However, note the objections of Coates (2003), who argued for a derivation from, via Proto-Brythonic, Latin līmes (“boundary”).

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