lær

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lar" and laer

Danish

Pronunciation

Verb

lær

  1. imperative of lære

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse lær, from Proto-Germanic *lahwaz.

Noun

lær n (genitive singular lærs, plural lør or lær)

  1. thigh

Declension

Declension of lær
n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lær lærið lør lørini
accusative lær lærið lør lørini
dative læri lærinum lørum lørunum
genitive lærs lærsins læra læranna
Declension of lær
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lær lærið lær lærini
accusative lær lærið lær lærini
dative læri lærinum lærum lærunum
genitive lærs lærsins læra læranna

Icelandic

Verb

lær

  1. second-person singular active imperative of læra

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse leðr (“leather”), from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (“leather”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥tro-. Cognate to Danish læder, Swedish läder, English leather, German Leder.

Pronunciation

Noun

lær n (definite singular læret)

  1. leather
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Verb

lær

  1. imperative of lære

References

  1. ^ Torp, Alf (1919) “Lĕder”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

lær

  1. imperative of læra

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lahwaz.

Noun

lær n

  1. (Old West Norse) thigh

Declension

  Declension of lær (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lær lærit lær lærin
accusative lær lærit lær lærin
dative læri lærinu lærum lærunum
genitive lærs lærsins læra læranna

Descendants

  • Old West Norse:
  • Old East Norse:

References

  • “lær”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “lår” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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