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שלײַם
‘goo’

שלײַם
דער
'goo'

ETYMOLOGY

cf. Sanskrit śleṣmán- 'phlegm';
{Burrow 99}
OHG slīm; MHG slîm; NHG Schleim; from PGmc ✱slīma-; ON slím; OE slīm; English slime; from PIE ✱sley- 'smooth, slick'; cf. Polish ślina (see סלינע);. Latin līmāx 'snail, slug'; Greek λεῖμαξ 'slug'; Polish ślimak 'snail' (see שלימאַק).