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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).

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līeman

  1. to emit rays, beam, shine

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  • Middle English: leomen, lumen, lemen, leymen