German

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Etymology

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From Old High German līhzeihhan, from Proto-West Germanic *līkataikn. Originally equivalent to Leiche (body) +‎ Zeichen (mark), remotivated as Leim (glue) + Zeichen (from the “gluing” of the wound). Cognate with Luxembourgish Läinzeechen, Dutch litteken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯mˌtsaɪ̯çən/

Noun

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Leimzeichen n (strong, genitive Leimzeichens, plural Leimzeichen)

  1. (dialectal, else obsolete) scar
    Synonym: Narbe

Declension

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