leam.
To gleam; shine; glow.
Meaning & usage
To gleam; shine; glow.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English lemen, from Old English līeman, from Proto-West Germanic *liuhmijan, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light, bright”).
A gleam or flash of light; a glow or glowing.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English leme, from Old English lēoma (“ray of light, beam, radiance, gleam, glare, lightning”), from Proto-Germanic *leuhmô (“light, shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“light, bright”). Cognate with Icelandic ljómi (“gleam, ray, beam, flash of light”), Latin lumen (“light”).
A cord or strap for leading a dog.
Where this word comes from
See leamer, lien.
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