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Cornish
Etymology
From Old Cornish luir, from Proto-Brythonic *lloɨr, from Proto-Celtic *lugrā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“light”). Cognate with Breton loar and Welsh lloer.
Noun
loor f (plural loryow)
- moon
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From loar (“to praise”), from Latin laudāre, present active infinitive of laudō (“I prase”).
Pronunciation
Noun
loor m (plural loores)
- praise, worship (devotion to a deity)
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- Eſte miragre fez ſanta m̃ en Cuñegro p̃ un crerigo q̄ cãtaua mui bẽ as as proſas a ſſa loor. ⁊ prenderono ereges ⁊ tallaronlla lingua.
- Holy Mary worked this miracle in Cluny for a cleric who sang very well his proses in her praise, and heretics seized him and cut off his tongue.
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
From loar (“to praise”), from Old Spanish laudar, from Latin laudāre (“to praise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loˈoɾ/
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: lo‧or
Noun
loor m (plural loores)
- (literary, formal) praise
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