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lem

Pronunciation: /lɛmˀ/

“lem” is a Danish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. limb (arm or leg in a human or an animal)
  2. penis
  3. inmate (in an institution)
  4. hatch
  5. trapdoor

Etymology

From Old Danish lim, from Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”), cognate with Norwegian, Swedish lem, English limb, Dutch leem.

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