lemmet

• IPA^(key): /lɛmˀəð/, [ˈlɛmˀð̩]

lemmet n

1. definite singular of lem

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.mɛt/, /ˈlɛ.mət/

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• Hyphenation: lem‧met

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lemmet n (plural lemmeten, diminutive lemmetje n)

1. blade (of a knife, sword, etc.)

   Synonyms: kling, blad, mes

   Coordinate term: gevest

• lemmer

From Middle Dutch lenement, from Latin linamentum.

lemmet n (plural lemmeten, diminutive lemmetje n)

1. wick

   Synonyms: lont, pit, wiek

   • 1638, Statenvertaling, Matthew 12, 20:

     Het gekroockte riet en sal hy niet verbreken, ende het roockende lemmet en sal hy niet uytblusschen, tot dat hy het oordeel sal uytbrengen tot overwinninge.

     He will not break the bruised reed, and he will not extinguish the smoking wick, until he will deliver the judgement to victory.

lemmet

1. nominative plural of lempi