líomh

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Irish

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Etymology

From Old Irish límaid (sharpens, grinds, polishes). Perhaps borrowed from or related to Latin līmō (I sharpen). (Compare Welsh llifio (whet, hone) from Latin līma (file).)

Verb

líomh (present analytic líomhann, future analytic líomhfaidh, verbal noun líomhadh, past participle líofa)

  1. (transitive) grind, sharpen; file, smooth, polish
  2. (transitive) erode, destroy

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