"lym" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /liːm/ Forms: lim [alternative], lime [alternative], lyme [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|quicklime}}, {{inh|enm|ang|līm}} Old English līm, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*līm}} Proto-West Germanic *līm, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*līmaz}} Proto-Germanic *līmaz, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*h₂leyH-|t=to smear}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lym, {{enm-noun|-}} lym (uncountable)
  1. lime, quicklime Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-lym-enm-noun-24Fi8z87 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 11 27 22 21 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 27 22 21 19
  2. birdlime Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-lym-enm-noun-bPd8-fsb Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 14 23 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 11 27 22 21 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 27 22 21 19
  3. mortar, grout Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-lym-enm-noun-AcTKBaTT Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 14 23 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 11 27 22 21 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 27 22 21 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} lym
  1. Alternative form of leme Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: leme
    Sense id: en-lym-enm-noun-1Wc2ks-w Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 14 23 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 11 27 22 21 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 27 22 21 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} lym
  1. Alternative form of lyme (“limb”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lyme (extra: limb)
    Sense id: en-lym-enm-noun-MQOqsU7~ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 14 23 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 11 27 22 21 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 27 22 21 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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        "mortar, grout"
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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