Definitions and meaning of leme
leme
English
Alternative forms
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.
Verb
leme (third-person singular simple present lemes, present participle leming, simple past and past participle lemed)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To shine.
References
- “leme”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- Emel, mele, Elem, elem., elem, LEEM
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. Compare French limon.
Pronunciation
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
- (figurative) good judgement
- Synonyms: sentidiño, xuízo
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “leme”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “leme”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “leme”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
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
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 Middle English)
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.
Etymology 2
Noun
leme
- alternative form of lyme
Mokilese
Verb
leme
- (transitive) to think about
Derived terms
References
- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977
Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- Homophone: lê-me (Brazil)
- Rhymes: -emi
- 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
Source: wiktionary.org