leoma

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *leuhmō, from Proto-Germanic *leuhmô, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-mon-, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Cognate with Old Saxon liomo, Old Norse ljómi (Icelandic ljómi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈle͜oː.mɑ/

Noun

lēoma m

  1. radiance, light, ray of light
    • c. 994, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
      Ūre eorðlīċe nyht soðlīċe cymð þurh ðǣre eorðan sċeade, þonne sēo sunne gǣð on æfnunge under þyssere eorðan, þonne bȳð ðǣre eorðan brādnys betweox us ⁊ þǣre sunnan wē hyre lēoman lyhtinge nabbað, oð ðæt hēo eft on ōþerne ende up āstihð.
      Our Earthly night only comes through the shade of the Earth in the evening when the sun goes under the Earth. When the extent of the Earth is between us and the sun, we do not have the illumination of its shine until it comes up over the other end.

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative lēoma lēoman
accusative lēoman lēoman
genitive lēoman lēomena
dative lēoman lēomum

Derived terms

Descendants

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