# lam

> English word · Verb · IPA /læm/ · frequency rank #16,266

## Definitions
1. To beat or thrash.
2. To flee or run away.

## Etymology
From Middle English lamen, lemen, from Old English lemian and Old Norse lemja; both from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.

## Easily confused with
- **le** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-le)
- **li** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-li)
- **Lt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lt)
- **lo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lo)
- **lb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lb)
- **LP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lp)
- **LN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-ln)
- **Ls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-ls)
- **lg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lg)
- **lu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lu)
- **LC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lc)
- **LF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lf)
- **LV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lv)
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lr)
- **LM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lm)
- **LJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lj)
- **lx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lx)
- **LZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lz)
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lot)
- **let** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-let)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lam