loor

See also: Loor

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish luir, from Proto-Brythonic *loɨr, from Proto-Celtic *lugrā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“light”). Cognate with Breton loar and Welsh lloer.

Noun

loor f (plural loryow)

1. moon

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Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• louvor

Etymology

From loar (“to praise”), from Latin laudāre, present active infinitive of laudō (“I prase”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo.ˈoɾ/

Noun

loor m (plural loores)

1. praise, worship (devotion to a deity)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 156 (facsimile):

     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

• Galician: loor
• Mirandese: lhoubor (via Old Portuguese louvor)
• Portuguese: louvor (via Old Portuguese louvor)

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Spanish

Noun

loor m (plural loores)

1. (literary, formal) praise

Related terms

• loar