LEME

Etymology

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.

Anagrams

• LEEM, mele

Source: Wiktionary


Leme, n. Etym: [OE. leem, leme, leam, AS. leóma light, brightness; akin to E. light, n. sq. root122.]

Definition: A ray or glimmer of light; a gleam. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Leme, v. i.

Definition: To shine. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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