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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lǫm, from Proto-Germanic *lamō. Cognate with Norwegian lam (“doorhinge”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
löm f (genitive singular lamar, nominative plural lamir)
- (usually in the plural) hinge
Declension
Declension of löm (feminine)
Synonyms
References
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 595. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
- ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “lǫm”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 374
Old Javanese
Etymology
Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₂ʔum, *t₂ʔuum (“rotten”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
löm
- withering
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "löm" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.