léimm

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *lang-smen- (compare Welsh llam), from Proto-Indo-European *legʷh- (“light, not heavy”).

Verb

léimm

1. Verbal noun of lingid.

Noun

léimm m and f

1. jump
2. leap

Descendants

• Irish: léim
• Manx: lheim
• Scottish Gaelic: leum