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lijmen.

to glue, join (as) with glue

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlɛi̯.mə(n)/
  1. to glue, join (as) with glue

  2. to convince, win over

    figuratively
    Hij lijmde de bengels met snoep
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch limen. Equivalent to lijm (“glue”) + -en, with many Indo-European cognates (e.g. leem (“loam”), possibly slijm (“slime”)), apparently from a root meaning “to smear”.

verb/ˈlɛi̯.mə(n)/
  1. to sing (also about humans); chatter like a bird

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Unknown, perhaps the above in the sense “to string notes”.

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