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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *leuhmō, from Proto-Germanic *leuhmô, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-mon-, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Cognate with Old Saxon liomo, Old Norse ljómi (Icelandic ljómi).
Pronunciation
Noun
lēoma m
- radiance, light, ray of light
Declension
Declension of lēoma (weak)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: leme, leem, lem, leom, lewme, lume, lym, lyme, leame, leome, lome (Early Middle English)