Leur

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as lore in the second half of the 13th century. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps related to Middle Dutch lore (“worthless thing”) or modern lor (“rag, piece of junk”). No relationship with dialectal luur (“incline”) or German Low German Lüre (“elevated land”). Compare Leurke.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /løːr/
Hyphenation: Leur
Rhymes: -øːr
Homophone: leur

Proper noun edit

Leur n

A village in Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN