leam
leam · leams
A gleam or flash of lightA gleam or flash of light; a glow or glowing.
/liːm/
Meaning
2 senses(UK, dialectal)A gleam or flash of light; a glow or glowing.
A cord or strap for leading a dog.
Origin
From Middle English leme, from Old English lēoma (“ray of light, beam, radiance, gleam, glFrom 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”).
See leamer, lien.
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plural: leamsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
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