luure

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• laure (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Middle High German lūren. Compare German lauern, Dutch loeren, English lour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːʀə/

Verb

luure (third-person singular present luurt or loot, past participle jeluurt or jeloot)

1. (Ripuarian) to look (originally: look closely, but now also generally)

   Synonym: kicke

   Du moss jot luure, söss sühs de ’t net.

   You must look closely, otherwise you won’t see it.

   Luur, do steht e jo!

   Look, he’s standing right there!

Usage notes

• The forms with -oo- are restricted to Kölsch.

Limburgish

Etymology

From Middle Limburgish lūren. Compare German lauern, Dutch loeren, and English lour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluː.ʁə/
• Rhymes: -uːʁə

Verb

luure (third-person singular present luurt, past participle geluurt, auxiliary verb haane) (Eupen)

1. (intransitive) to look

Conjugation

Regular (Eupen dialect)
infinitive	luure
participle	geluurt
auxiliary	haane
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	luur	luurde	—
2nd singular	luurs	luurdes	luur
3rd singular	luurt	luurde	—
1st plural	luure	luurde	—
2nd plural	luurt	luurde	luurt
3rd plural	luure	luurde	—

Norman

Etymology

From Old French lire, from Latin legere, present active infinitive of legō (“I read”).

Verb

luure

1. (France) to read

   I ne luut ryin que des lives sus la Normaundie, sen payis !

   He does only read about his homeland Normandy!

Conjugation

    Conjugation of the verb « luure » in Norman

infinitive			luure
gerund			luusaunt
auxiliary			aveir1
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		luusu		luusue
		plural		luusus		luusues
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		je (j')	tu (t')	il, alle, nos	je (nos)	vos	il, alles
	present	luus	luus	luut	luusoums	luusaez	luusaent
	imperfect	luuseis	luuseis	luuseit	luusioums	luusiaez	luuseient
	preterite	luusis	luusis	luusit	luusîmes	luusîtes	luusîtent
	future	luurai	luuras	luura	luuroms	luuraez	luurount
	conditional	luureis	luureis	luureit	luurioums	luuriaez	luureient
subjunctive		que je (j')	que te (t')	qu'il, qu'alle, que nos	que je (que nos)	que vos	qu'il, qu'alles
	present	luuse	luuses	luuse	luusioums	luusiaez	luusent
	imperfect	luusisse	luusisses	luisît luisisse	luusissioums	luusissiaez	luusîtent luusissent
imperative		—	tu	—	je (nos)	vos	—
			luus		luusoums	luusaez
1Used with past participles.