LEAM

Etymology 1

Verb

leam (third-person singular simple present leams, present participle leaming, simple past and past participle leamed)

(intransitive, UK, dialectal) To gleam; shine; glow.

Etymology 2

Noun

leam (plural leams)

(UK, dialectal) A gleam or flash of light; a glow or glowing.

Etymology 3

Noun

leam (plural leams)

A cord or strap for leading a dog.

Anagrams

• -meal, Elam, Elma, Lema, Malé, alme, amel, lame, lamé, lema, male, meal, mela, mela-

Source: Wiktionary


Leam, n. & v. i.

Definition: See Leme. [Obs.] Holland.

Leam, n. Etym: [See Leamer, Lien.]

Definition: A cord or strap for leading a dog. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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