lieman

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Old English

Alternative forms

• lȳman, līman

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

Related terms

• lēoht
• lēoma

Descendants

• Middle English: leomen, lumen, lemen, leymen
  • English: leam
  • Scots: leme, leim