lere

See also: lére and lerë

Afrikaans

Noun

lere

1. plural of leer

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːrə

Verb

lere

1. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) singular present subjunctive of leren

Anagrams

• leer

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch lēra, from Proto-Germanic *laizō.

Noun

lêre f

1. teaching
2. instruction

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English *lǣre, from Proto-Germanic *lēziz, *lēzijaz. Cognate with Dutch laar, German leer.

Adjective

lere

1. empty

Etymology 2

From Old English lār.

Noun

lere

1. Alternative form of lore