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síma.

cord, rope

4 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsiːma]
  1. cord, rope

    neuter · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse síma, from Proto-Germanic *sīmô (“rope, cord”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁i- (“to tie, bind”). Cognate with Old English sīma (“rope, cord”), Old Frisian sīma (“rope”), Old Saxon sīmo (“cord”).

verb[ˈsiːma]
  1. to telephone

    weak
Where this word comes from

From sími (“telephone”), itself based on síma (“cord, rope”).

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