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Leam vs Lea - What's the difference?

leam | lea |

As verbs the difference between leam and lea

is that leam is (intransitive|uk|dialectal) to gleam; shine; glow while lea is to tie, bind.

As a noun leam

is (uk|dialectal) a gleam or flash of light; a glow or glowing or leam can be a cord or strap for leading a dog.

leam

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lemen, from (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)
  • (intransitive, UK, dialectal) To gleam; shine; glow.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) leme, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialectal) A gleam or flash of light; a glow or glowing.

    • See also

    * gleam

    Etymology 3

    See (leamer), (lien).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cord or strap for leading a dog.
    • (Sir Walter Scott)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    lea

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) legh, lege, lei "clearing, open ground" from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an open field, meadow
  • *XIX century , Alfred Tennyson,
  • *:Two children in two neighbor villages
  • *:Playing mad pranks along the heathy leas ;

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl), from (etyl) lier, to bind

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several measures of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay.
  • A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.

    • Anagrams

    * ----