Lure
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French
Etymology
First mentioned in 817 as Luterhaa. Of unclear origin, with proposals including:
- Celtic origin and derived from Gaulish *lautro, from Proto-Celtic *lautros.
- Late Latin lŭtra (“otter”)
- Of Germanic origin, such as being named after Lothair II of Lotharingia, from Frankish *Hlūdhari; or from Old High German hlutar (“limpid, clear”), as the area was known to have many Germanic speakers.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lure ?
- A small town and commune of the Haute-Saône department, Franche-Comté, France
Derived terms
References
- Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, éditions errance 2003. p. 197-198.
German
Etymology
Of North Germanic origin, from Norwegian and Danish lur, from Old Norse lúðr.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uːʁə
Noun
Lure f (genitive Lure, plural Luren)
- (music, historical) lur
- 1905, Theodor Fontane, Luren-Konzert:
- Luren, in Tagen der Gothen und Geten, / Hießen unsre Nordlands-Trompeten, / Hörner waren’s, von sieben Fuß Länge, / Schlachtruf waren ihre Klänge, / Die Luren, lange vor Gorm dem Alten, / Ueber’s Moor und über die Haide schallten …
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Declension
Declension of Lure
Further reading
- “Lure” in Duden online
- “Lure” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Lure (Blasinstrument) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
