læran

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laizijaną, from *laizō (“lore”). Cognate with Old Frisian lēra, Old Saxon lērian, Dutch leren, Old High German lēran (German lehren), Old Norse lǽra (Swedish lära).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlæːrɑn/

Verb

lǣran (weak class 1) (third-person sg preterite lǣrde, preterite plural lǣrdon, past participle (ġe)lǣred)

1. to teach

Derived terms

• ġelǣran

Descendants

• English: lere