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

Conjugation of līeman (weak, class 1)
infinitive līeman līemenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular līeme līemde
second person singular līemest, līemst līemdest
third person singular līemeþ, līemþ līemde
plural līemaþ līemdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular līeme līemde
plural līemen līemden
imperative
singular līem
plural līemaþ
participle present past
līemende (ġe)līemed

Derived terms

  • ālīeman

Descendants

  • Middle English: leomen, lumen, lemen, leymen
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