"leme" meaning in Middle English

See leme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈleːm(ə)/, /ˈlɛːm(ə)/ Forms: lemes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English lēoma, from Proto-West Germanic *leuhmō. Forms with /ɛː/ are unexpected; they may be due to the influence of beem and gleem. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*lewk-}}, {{dercat|enm|gem-pro}}, {{inh|enm|ang|lēoma}} Old English lēoma, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*leuhmō}} Proto-West Germanic *leuhmō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} leme, {{enm-noun}} leme (plural lemes)
  1. Fire or an instance of it; a blaze. Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-leme-enm-noun-BEaUC7d4 Disambiguation of Fire: 28 27 27 12 5
  2. Light, brightness, or an instance of it:
    A gleam; a short burst of light.
    Categories (topical): Fire, Light
    Sense id: en-leme-enm-noun-4d2GjQXw Disambiguation of Fire: 28 27 27 12 5 Disambiguation of Light: 8 43 43 3 3
  3. Light, brightness, or an instance of it:
    A ray or column of light.
    Categories (topical): Fire, Light
    Sense id: en-leme-enm-noun-87OSh8oL Disambiguation of Fire: 28 27 27 12 5 Disambiguation of Light: 8 43 43 3 3
  4. (figuratively) Wisdom, revelation, or one who grants it. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-leme-enm-noun-Hnk368im Disambiguation of Fire: 28 27 27 12 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 16 16 40 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: leem, lem, leom, lewme, lume, lym, lyme, leame, leome, lome [Early-Middle-English]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: lemes [plural]
Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} leme, {{enm-noun}} leme (plural lemes)
  1. Alternative form of lyme Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lyme
    Sense id: en-leme-enm-noun-zaBc9lwX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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