lijm
Meaning
-
glue
Concepts
glue
lime
adhesive
paste
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɛi̯m/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lijm, from Old Dutch *līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”) (modern English slime).
New
lijmen
-
- to glue, join (as) with glue
- (figuratively) to convince, win over
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