Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish lār, Old West Norse lær (with ʀ-umlaut), from Proto-Germanic *lahwaz (thigh), cognate with Norwegian, Swedish lår, Old English lēow.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lår n (singular definite låret, plural indefinite lår)

  1. thigh

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Elfdalian

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Etymology

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From Old Norse lær.

Noun

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lår n

  1. thigh

Inflection

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse lær.

Noun

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lår n (definite singular låret, indefinite plural lår, definite plural låra or lårene)

  1. a thigh (upper leg)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse lær.

Noun

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lår n (definite singular låret, indefinite plural lår, definite plural låra)

  1. a thigh (upper leg)

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish lar, from Old Norse lær, from Proto-Germanic *lahwaz.

Noun

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lår n

  1. thigh
Declension
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Declension of lår 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lår låret lår låren
Genitive lårs lårets lårs lårens

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse lárr. Cognate of Finnish laari and Russian ларь (larʹ).

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lår c

  1. crate, box
Declension
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Declension of lår 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lår låren lårar lårarna
Genitive lårs lårens lårars lårarnas
Derived terms
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References

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  • lår in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)