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Webster 1913 Edition
Lier
Li′er
(lī′ẽr)
, Noun.
[From
Lie
. ] One who lies down; one who rests or remains, as in concealment.
There were
liers
in a ambush against him. Josh. viii. 14.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lier
LIER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Lier
Lier
See also: lier
English
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lier
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Lier
Dutch
Etymology 1
Townhall and Belfort
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lir/, [liːr], [liə̯r]
Proper noun
Lier ?
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Lier ?
Etymology 3
From lier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lir/, [liːr], [liə̯r]
Proper noun
Lier f
Norwegian
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Lier
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Lier
lier
lier
See also: Lier
English
Noun
lier (plural liers)
- A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.
- Misspelling of liar.
See also
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lir/, [liːr], [liə̯r]
- Rhymes: -iːr
Noun
lier c (plural lieren, diminutive liertje n)
French
Etymology
From Old French lier, from Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lje/
Verb
lier
Related terms
Conjugation
Conjugation of lier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lier | avoir lié | |||||
| gerund | en liant | en ayant lié | |||||
| present participle | liant /ljɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | lié /lje/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | lie /li/ |
lies /li/ |
lie /li/ |
lions /ljɔ̃/ |
liez /lje/ |
lient /li/ |
| imperfect | liais /ljɛ/ |
liais /ljɛ/ |
liait /ljɛ/ |
liions /li.jɔ̃/ |
liiez /li.je/ |
liaient /ljɛ/ |
|
| past historic1 | liai /lje/ |
lias /lja/ |
lia /lja/ |
liâmes /ljam/ |
liâtes /ljat/ |
lièrent /ljɛʁ/ |
|
| future | lierai /li.ʁe/ |
lieras /li.ʁa/ |
liera /li.ʁa/ |
lierons /li.ʁɔ̃/ |
lierez /li.ʁe/ |
lieront /li.ʁɔ̃/ |
|
| conditional | lierais /li.ʁɛ/ |
lierais /li.ʁɛ/ |
lierait /li.ʁɛ/ |
lierions /li.ʁjɔ̃/ |
lieriez /li.ʁje/ |
lieraient /li.ʁɛ/ |
|
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | lie /li/ |
lies /li/ |
lie /li/ |
liions /li.jɔ̃/ |
liiez /li.je/ |
lient /li/ |
| imperfect1 |
liasse /ljas/ |
liasses /ljas/ |
liât /lja/ |
liassions /lja.sjɔ̃/ |
liassiez /lja.sje/ |
liassent /ljas/ |
|
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | lie /li/ |
— | lions /ljɔ̃/ |
liez /lje/ |
— | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Derived terms
- fou à lier
- liaison
Anagrams
Old French
Alternative forms
- liier
- lïer (diaereses not universally used by scholars of Old French)
Etymology
Verb
lier
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of lier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lier | avoir lïé | |||||
| gerund | en liant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | liant | ||||||
| past participle | lïé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | li | lïes | lïe | lions | lïez | lïent |
| imperfect | lioie, lïeie, lioe, lïeve | lioies, lïeies, lioes, lïeves | lioit, lïeit, liot, lïeve | liiiens, liiens | liiiez, liiez | lioient, lïeient, lioent, lïevent | |
| preterite | liai | lias | lia | liames | liastes | lïerent | |
| future | lïerai | lïeras | lïera | lïerons | lïeroiz, lïereiz, lïerez | lïeront | |
| conditional | lïeroie, lïereie | lïeroies, lïereies | lïeroit, lïereit | lïeriiens, lïeriens | lïeriiez, lïeriez | lïeroient, lïereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | li | lis | lit | lions | lïez | lïent |
| imperfect | liasse | liasses | liast | liissons, liissiens | liissoiz, liissez, liissiez | liassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | lïe | — | lions | lïez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: lier