Limer
/ˈlaɪ.mər/noun
A hunting dog trained to track game by scent, often while held on a leash.
Did you know?The word preserves an old hunting practice in which a specially trained hound silently located game before the larger chase began.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leig-
“To bind or tie”
Classical Latin
Latin
ligare
“To bind, tie, or fasten”
Medieval Latin
Latin
ligamen
“A bond, tie, or binding”
12th–13th Century
Old French
liem / lien
“A bond, tie, or leash”
13th–14th Century
Anglo-French
limier
“A leash-hound or dog used for tracking game”
14th Century
Middle English
lymer
“A hunting dog led on a leash to locate game”
Modern English
English
limer
“A scent-tracking hunting dog”