lymm

See also: Lymm

Cornish

Alternative forms

  • (Revived Late Cornish) lebm

Etymology

From from Middle Cornish lym, from Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *lim-ā- (“to sharpen”). Cognate with Breton lemm and Welsh llym.

Adjective

lymm

  1. sharp, pointed
  2. acute, keen, piercing
  3. insightful
  4. caustic

Derived terms

  • daffar lymm (“cutlery”)
  • lymma (“sharpen”, verb)
  • lymmaval (“lemon”)
  • lymmelin (“acute angle”)
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