See also: Lier

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English lier, equivalent to lie +‎ -er. Compare ligger, lidger, ledger.

Noun

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lier (plural liers)

  1. A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.
  2. A lie-abed; one who stays in bed late.

Etymology 2

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See the main lemma.

Noun

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lier (plural liers)

  1. Obsolete spelling of liar..
  2. Misspelling of liar.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch liere, from Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lir/, [liːr], [liə̯r]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: lier
  • Rhymes: -ir

Noun

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lier f (plural lieren, diminutive liertje n)

  1. (music) lyre
  2. (music) hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle
  3. winch

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French lier, from Latin ligāre, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (to bind).

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Verb

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lier

  1. to link
  2. to associate
  3. (cooking) to thicken
    lier une sauceto thicken a sauce

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • German: liieren

Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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līer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of līō

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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lier f

  1. indefinite plural of li

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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  • liier, lïer (diaereses not universally used by scholars of Old French)

Etymology

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From Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō.

Verb

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lier

  1. to tie up; to connect with a tie

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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