laar

See also: Laar, láar, and lår

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch laer, from Old Dutch *lāri, from Proto-Germanic *lēziz, *lēzijaz. Cognate with German leer, obsolete English lere.

Adjective

laar (comparative laarder, superlative laarst)

  1. (obsolete) empty
Inflection
Inflection of laar
uninflected laar
inflected lare
comparative laarder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial laar laarder het laarst
het laarste
indefinite m./f. sing. lare laardere laarste
n. sing. laar laarder laarste
plural lare laardere laarste
definite lare laardere laarste
partitive laars laarders —

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch laer, from Old Dutch lār, hlār (only in place names), from Proto-Germanic *hlēraz or *hlēzaz. The etymology is unclear, and the word is rare in the languages where it is found, in any case. Cognate with Old Saxon hlār, Old High German hlār, both only on place names.

Noun

laar n (plural laren, diminutive laartje n)

  1. (obsolete) open space in a forest
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