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Middle French
Etymology
From Old French laire.
Verb
laire
- to let; to permit; to allow
- to leave alone
Synonyms
Old French
Etymology
First attested 881 in the Sequence of Saint Eulalia. Probably a variant of laiier, of Frankish origin; cf. also laissier, from Latin laxāre.
Verb
laire
- to let; to permit; to allow
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (laire)