Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French laire.

Verb

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laire

  1. to let; to permit; to allow
  2. to leave alone

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Old French

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Etymology

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First attested 881 in the Sequence of Saint Eulalia. Probably a variant of laiier, of Frankish origin; cf. also laissier, from Latin laxāre.

Verb

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laire

  1. to let; to permit; to allow

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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References

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (laire)