lieman

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *liuhmijan, from Proto-Germanic *leuhmô (light, shine), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (light; to shine), equivalent to lēoma + -an. Compare Old Norse ljóma (to radiate, shine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli͜yː.mɑn/

Verb

līeman

  1. to emit rays, beam, shine

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ālīeman

Descendants

  • Middle English: leomen, lumen, lemen, leymen
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