limned

Variant of limn

limn definition

limn (lim)

transitive verb limned, limning limn′·ing (lim′iŋ, -niŋ)

  1. to paint or draw
  2. to portray in words; describe
  3. Obsolete to illuminate (manuscripts)

Etymology: ME limnen, contr. < luminen, for enluminen < OFr enluminer < L illuminare, illuminate

Related Forms:

  • limner limn′er (lim′ər, -nər) noun

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