Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Originally a variant of lorrendraaien, which seems to come from lording. Changed by folk etymology after loer (fool, idiot) and loer (lure in falconry),[1] so the surface analysis became “to draw (turn) a lure”. Older etymological dictionaries allege a link with luur, luier (nappy, diaper), although this does not appear to have a basis in early attestations.[2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ən ˈluːr ˈdraːi̯ə(n)/

Verb edit

een loer draaien

  1. (intransitive, usually with an indirect object) to play a dirty trick

Inflection edit

References edit

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute