lier

See also: Lier

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)
  • Homophones: liar, lyre

Noun

lier (plural liers)

  1. A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.
  2. Obsolete spelling of liar
  3. Misspelling of liar.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lir/, [liːr], [liə̯r]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

lier c (plural lieren, diminutive liertje n)

  1. winch
  2. (music) lyre

Derived terms


French

Etymology

From Old French lier, from Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (to bind).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lje/
  • (file)

Verb

lier

  1. to link
  2. to associate

Conjugation

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Latin

Verb

līer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of līō

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lier f

  1. indefinite plural of li

Old French

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō.

Verb

lier

  1. to tie up; to connect with a tie

Conjugation

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.

Descendants

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