lere
Afrikaans
Noun
lere
- plural of leer
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eːrə
Verb
lere
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of leren
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch lēra, from Proto-Germanic *laizō.
Noun
lêre f
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lêre | lêren |
| accusative | lêre | lêren |
| genitive | lêre, lêren | lêren |
| dative | lêre, lêren | lêren |
Descendants
- Dutch: leer
- Limburgish: lieër
Further reading
- “lere (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lere (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English *lǣre, from Proto-West Germanic *lāʀi, *lāʀī, from Proto-Germanic *lēziz, *lēzijaz. Cognate with Dutch laar, German leer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛːr(ə)/
Adjective
lere
Descendants
References
- “lēr(e, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
lere
- leer: one's appearance; countenance
- c. 1370–1390, [William Langland], “[Passus I]”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...], London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC:
- A loueli ladi of lere · in lynnen yclothed / Come down fram a castel.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 3
From Old English lār.
Noun
lere
- alternative form of lore
Middle Low German
Etymology
Noun
lēre f
Descendants
References
- Dr. Karl Schiller and Dr. August Lübben, 1876, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch volume 2
- "lēre (1)" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)