leem

Meaning

1. (masculine, neuter, uncountable) loam
2. (masculine, neuter, uncountable) adobe

Concepts

loam

clay

mud

malm

Synonyms

klei

menggrond

Etymology

From Old Dutch leimo, from Proto-West Germanic *laimō, from Proto-Germanic *laimô, variant of *laimaz (“glue”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Compare dialectal English lair (“a bog, a mire”), Old Norse leira (“muddy beach”).