Definition
To cover or treat with lime, or to catch with birdlime.
Etymology
From be- (prefix intensifying the action) + lime (Old English lim, from Proto-Germanic, related to sticky substance). The be- prefix makes it mean complete or thorough liming.
Kelly Says
Birdlime was a sticky trap used for centuries before modern technology—'belimed' birds couldn't escape—and Shakespeare knew this word, making his audiences shudder at the metaphor of being trapped like a belimed bird!
Translations
ARالعربية
belime
be-lee-meh
BNবাংলা
belime
be-lee-meh
CACatalà
belime
be-lee-meh
CSČeština
belime
be-lee-meh
DADansk
belime
be-lee-meh
DEDeutsch
belime
be-lee-meh
ELΕλληνικά
belime
be-lee-meh
ESEspañol
belime
be-lee-meh
FAفارسی
belime
be-lee-meh
FISuomi
belime
be-lee-meh
FRFrançais
belime
be-lee-meh
HEעברית
belime
be-lee-meh
HIहिन्दी
belime
be-lee-meh
HUMagyar
belime
be-lee-meh
IDBahasa Indonesia
belime
be-lee-meh
ITItaliano
belime
be-lee-meh
MSBahasa Melayu
belime
be-lee-meh
MYမြန်မာ
belime
be-lee-meh
NLNederlands
belime
be-lee-meh
NONorsk
belime
be-lee-meh
PLPolski
belime
be-lee-meh
PTPortuguês
belime
be-lee-meh
RORomână
belime
be-lee-meh
RUРусский
belime
be-lee-meh
SVSvenska
belime
be-lee-meh
SWKiswahili
belime
be-lee-meh
TAதமிழ்
belime
be-lee-meh
TEతెలుగు
belime
be-lee-meh
TRTürkçe
belime
be-lee-meh
UKУкраїнська
belime
be-lee-meh
VITiếng Việt
belime
be-lee-meh