leme

See also: Leme, lemé, and lëmë

English

Alternative forms

leam, leem

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liːm/
Rhymes: -iːm

Noun

leme (plural lemes)

(obsolete) A ray or glimmer of light; a gleam.
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Tale of the Nonnes Preest”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], OCLC 230972125; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, OCLC 932884868:
  Firis with red lemes.
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1531, Thomas Elyot, Ernest Rhys, editor, The Boke Named the Governour […] (Everyman’s Library), London: J[oseph] M[alaby] Dent & Co; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Co, published [1907], OCLC 1026313858:
  Thereby the incomprehensible majestie of God, as it were by a bright leme of a torch or candle, is declared to the blinde inhabitants of this world.

Verb

leme (third-person singular simple present lemes, present participle leming, simple past and past participle lemed)

(obsolete, intransitive) To shine.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for leme in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams

LEEM, mele

Farefare

Etymology

Cognate with Moore leemse (“to taste”)

Pronunciation

/lè.mè/

Verb

leme (imperfect lemnɩ, lɛmna)

to taste

Galician

Etymology

Obscure. Perhaps from Basque lema, ultimately from Latin temō. Alternatively, from a Germanic origin.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛme̝/

Noun

leme m (plural lemes)

(nautical) rudder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel)
Synonym: temón
(aeronautics) rudder (control surface of an aircraft)
Synonym: temón
(figuratively) good judgement
Synonyms: sentidiño, xuízo

References

“leme” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“leme” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“leme” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “leme”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *limu, from Proto-Germanic *limuz.

Noun

leme f

fishbone
(generally prickly) stalk or other part of a plant

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: leem

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English lēoma, from Proto-West Germanic *leuhmō.

Forms with /ɛː/ are unexpected; they may be due to the influence of beem and gleem.

Alternative forms

leem, lem, leom, lewme, lume, lym, lyme
leame, leome, lome (early)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈleːm(ə)/, /ˈlɛːm(ə)/

Noun

leme (plural lemes)

Fire or an instance of it; a blaze.
Light, brightness, or an instance of it:
1. A gleam; a short burst of light.
2. A ray or column of light.
(figuratively) Wisdom, revelation, or one who grants it.

Descendants

English: leam
Scots: leim, leme

References

“lẹ̄m(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

leme (plural lemes)

Alternative form of lyme

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.mi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈle.me/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.m(ɨ)/

Hyphenation: le‧me

Noun

leme m (plural lemes)

(nautical) rudder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel)
(aeronautics) rudder (control surface of an aircraft)

Derived terms

leme de direção
leme de profundidade
leme horizontal
leme vertical
perder o leme

[1] Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “leme”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

单词	leme
释义	leme See also: Leme, lemé, and lëmë English Alternative forms leam, leem Etymology From Middle English leem, leme, leam, from Old English lēoma (“light, brightness”); akin to light. Pronunciation IPA^(key): /liːm/ Rhymes: -iːm Noun leme (plural lemes) (obsolete) A ray or glimmer of light; a gleam. 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Tale of the Nonnes Preest”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], OCLC 230972125; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, OCLC 932884868: Firis with red lemes. (please add an English translation of this quote) 1531, Thomas Elyot, Ernest Rhys, editor, The Boke Named the Governour […] (Everyman’s Library), London: J[oseph] M[alaby] Dent & Co; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Co, published [1907], OCLC 1026313858: Thereby the incomprehensible majestie of God, as it were by a bright leme of a torch or candle, is declared to the blinde inhabitants of this world. Verb leme (third-person singular simple present lemes, present participle leming, simple past and past participle lemed) (obsolete, intransitive) To shine. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing. (See the entry for leme in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913) Anagrams LEEM, mele Farefare Etymology Cognate with Moore leemse (“to taste”) Pronunciation /lè.mè/ Verb leme (imperfect lemnɩ, lɛmna) to taste Galician Etymology Obscure. Perhaps from Basque lema, ultimately from Latin temō. Alternatively, from a Germanic origin.[1] Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈlɛme̝/ Noun leme m (plural lemes) (nautical) rudder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) Synonym: temón (aeronautics) rudder (control surface of an aircraft) Synonym: temón (figuratively) good judgement Synonyms: sentidiño, xuízo References “leme” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013. “leme” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG. “leme” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “leme”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos Further reading leme on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl Middle Dutch Etymology From Old Dutch limu, from Proto-Germanic limuz. Noun leme f fishbone (generally prickly) stalk or other part of a plant Inflection This noun needs an inflection-table template. Descendants Dutch: leem Further reading “leme”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “leme (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II Middle English Etymology 1 From Old English lēoma, from Proto-West Germanic leuhmō. Forms with /ɛː/ are unexpected; they may be due to the influence of beem* and gleem. Alternative forms leem, lem, leom, lewme, lume, lym, lyme leame, leome, lome (early) Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈleːm(ə)/, /ˈlɛːm(ə)/ Noun leme (plural lemes) Fire or an instance of it; a blaze. Light, brightness, or an instance of it: A gleam; a short burst of light. A ray or column of light. (figuratively) Wisdom, revelation, or one who grants it. Descendants English: leam Scots: leim, leme References “lẹ̄m(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. Noun leme (plural lemes) Alternative form of lyme Portuguese Etymology Unknown. Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.mi/ (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.mi/ (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈle.me/ (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.m(ɨ)/ Hyphenation: le‧me Noun leme m (plural lemes) (nautical) rudder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel) (aeronautics) rudder (control surface of an aircraft) Derived terms leme de direção leme de profundidade leme horizontal leme vertical perder o leme
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leme

English

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Farefare

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Galician

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Middle Dutch

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Middle English

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