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leme

  • /liːm/

Rhymes with -iːm

Where it comes from

From Middle English leem, leme, leam, from Old English lēoma (“light, brightness”); akin to light.

noun lemes · leam · leem

  1. obsolete A ray or glimmer of light; a gleam. Thereby the incomprehensible majestie of God, as it were by a bright leme of a torch or candle, is declared to the blinde inhabitants of this world.

verb lemes · leming · lemed · leam · leem

  1. intransitive, obsolete To shine.

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"leme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leme. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

leme. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leme

Chicago

"leme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leme.

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@misc{leme_2026,
  title = {leme},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leme},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}