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lære

Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German lēren, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną, cognate with German lehren (“teach”), Dutch leren, and Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (laisjan). Late Old Norse læra, Norwegian lære, and Swedish lära are also borrowed from Low German. For sense development from "teach" → "learn", compare Russian учи́ть (učítʹ), Bulgarian у́ча (úča).

Verb edit

lære (imperative lær, infinitive at lære, present tense lærer, past tense lærte, perfect tense har lært)

  1. to teach
    Jeg lærte ham at svømme.
    I taught him how to swim.
  2. to learn
    Jeg lærte at svømme.
    I learnt how to swim.
Conjugation edit
Inflection of lære
present past
simple lærer lærte
perfect har lært havde lært
passive læres lærtes
participle lærende lært
imperative lær —
infinitive lære —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund læren —

See also edit

  • undervise (teach in an institutionalised context)

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Low German lēre, from Proto-Germanic *laizō (“teaching”), cognate with English lore, German Lehre, Dutch leer, and Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍉 (laisō). Norwegian lære and Swedish lära are also borrowed from Low German.

Noun edit

lære c (singular definite læren, plural indefinite lærer)

  1. teachings, doctrine, theory (a coherent system of thoughts or ideas in science or religion)
  2. lesson (a knowledge drawn from experience)
  3. apprenticeship (a practical education in craft, industry or trade)
Inflection edit
Declension of lære
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lære læren lærer lærerne
genitive læres lærens lærers lærernes

Middle English edit

Noun edit

lære

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of lore

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /læː.rɛ/, [ˈlæː.ɾə]

Etymology 1 edit

From German Low German lere.

Noun edit

lære f or m (definite singular læra or læren, indefinite plural lærer, definite plural lærene)

  1. education
  2. dogma
  3. study (om / of)

Etymology 2 edit

From late Old Norse læra, lǽra, from Old Saxon lērian, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.

Verb edit

lære (imperative lær, present tense lærer, passive læres, simple past lærte, past participle lært)

  1. to teach
  2. to learn
Derived terms edit

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse læra, from Middle Low German leren, from Old Saxon lērian, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *loyséyeti, from the root *leys (“to trace; to track”).

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

lære (present tense lærer, past tense lærte, past participle lært, passive infinitive lærast, present participle lærande, imperative lær)

  2. (transitive, intransitive) to learn
  4. (ditransitive) to teach
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Low German lêre, from Old Saxon lēra, from Proto-Germanic *laizō (“teaching, lore, doctrine”). Doublet of lære (Etymology 3). Cognates include English lore.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

lære f (definite singular læra, indefinite plural lærer, definite plural lærene)

  2. education
  3. teaching, dogma
  4. theory
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

From German Lehre f. Doublet of lære (Etymology 2).

Noun edit

lære f or n (definite singular læra or læret, indefinite plural lærer or lære, definite plural lærene or læra)

  2. a model of something
Derived terms edit

References edit

Anagrams edit

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