loeren

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Dutch

Etymology

With dialectal (eastern) -oe- from Middle Dutch luren (“to look sharp”), from Proto-Germanic *lūraną, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to see”), similar to loens (“cross-eyed”), Latin luscus (“half-blind”).[1] Compare German lauern, English lour and lurk.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -urən

Verb

loeren

  1. to lurk, spy
  2. to be on the look-out for
    Hij loert op die ene kans - He is waiting for that one opportunity

Conjugation

Conjugation of loeren (weak)
infinitive loeren
past singular loerde
past participle geloerd
infinitive loeren
gerund loeren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular loer loerde
2nd person sing. (jij) loert, loer2 loerde
2nd person sing. (u) loert loerde
2nd person sing. (gij) loert loerde
3rd person singular loert loerde
plural loeren loerden
subjunctive sing.1 loere loerde
subjunctive plur.1 loeren loerden
imperative sing. loer
imperative plur.1 loert
participles loerend geloerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: luru
  • Negerhollands: loer
  • Petjo: loeren
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: luru, loor
  • → Aukan: lulu
  • → Papiamentu: lur, loer
  • → Sranan Tongo: luru

Noun

loeren

  1. plural of loer

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “loeren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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