lheie

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish legaid, from Proto-Celtic *legeti, from Proto-Indo-European *leg-. Cognate with Irish leáigh, Scottish Gaelic leagh, and English leak.

Verb

lheie (past participle lheiht)

  1. to melt
  2. (metallurgy) to smelt

Derived terms

  • co-lheie (“to fuse; to amalgamate”)
  • so-lheiaght (“fusibility”)
  • yn-lheie (“fusible, liquefiable; digestible”)

Noun

lheie m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. verbal noun of lheie
  2. (metallurgy) smelting
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