Danish

Verb

lær

1. imperative of lære

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse lær, from Proto-Germanic *lahwaz.

Noun

lær n (genitive singular lærs, plural lør or lær)

1. thigh

Declension

Icelandic

Verb

lær

1. second-person singular active imperative of fræða

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leðr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą, from Proto-Indo-European *létrom. Cognate to Danish læder, Swedish läder, English leather, German Leder.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læːɾ/

Noun

lær n ‎(definite singular læret)

1. leather

Derived terms

• svinelær

See also

• lêr (Nynorsk)

References

1. ↑ Alf Torp, "Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok", Oslo 1992 (reprint), ISBN 82-90520-17-4; headword Lĕder

Etymology 2

Verb

lær

1. imperative of lære