loer

See also: loër, løer, and lör

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luːr/

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• Hyphenation: loer
• Rhymes: -ur

Etymology 1

Syncopic form of loeder (“lure”).

Noun

loer m (plural loeren, diminutive loertje n)

1. lure (mechanism used in falconry)

Derived terms

• op de loer
• een loer draaien

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

loer

1. inflection of loeren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• Lore

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

loer f

1. plural indefinite of lo

Old French

Alternative forms

• louer
• lauder (very early Old French, 10th century)

Etymology 1

From Latin laudāre, present active infinitive of laudō.

Verb

loer

1. to laud; to praise; to hold in high esteem
   • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     N'i ot chevalier plus loé

     There was no knight held in higher esteem

2. to advise, counsel
3. to approve of

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of loer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		loer			avoir loé
gerund		en loant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		loant
past participle		loé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	lo	loes	loe	loons	loez	loent
	imperfect	looie, loeie, looe, loeve	looies, loeies, looes, loeves	looit, loeit, loot, loeve	loïiens, loïens	loïiez, loïez	looient, loeient, looent, loevent
	preterite	loai	loas	loa	loames	loastes	loerent
	future	loerai	loeras	loera	loerons	loeroiz, loereiz, loerez	loeront
	conditional	loeroie, loereie	loeroies, loereies	loeroit, loereit	loeriiens, loeriens	loeriiez, loeriez	loeroient, loereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	lo	loz	lot	loons	loez	loent
	imperfect	loasse	loasses	loast	loïssons, loïssiens	loïssoiz, loïssez, loïssiez	loassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	loe	—	loons	loez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: louer
  • French: louer

Etymology 2

From Latin locāre, present active infinitive of locō.

Verb

loer

1. to rent
2. to recompense
3. to give

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.

    Conjugation of loer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		loer			avoir loé
gerund		en loant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		loant
past participle		loé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	lo	loes	loe	loons	loez	loent
	imperfect	looie, loeie, looe, loeve	looies, loeies, looes, loeves	looit, loeit, loot, loeve	loïiens, loïens	loïiez, loïez	looient, loeient, looent, loevent
	preterite	loai	loas	loa	loames	loastes	loerent
	future	loerai	loeras	loera	loerons	loeroiz, loereiz, loerez	loeront
	conditional	loeroie, loereie	loeroies, loereies	loeroit, loereit	loeriiens, loeriens	loeriiez, loeriez	loeroient, loereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	lo	los	lot	loons	loez	loent
	imperfect	loasse	loasses	loast	loïssons, loïssiens	loïssoiz, loïssez, loïssiez	loassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	loe	—	loons	loez	—

Descendants

• French: louer

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (loer)
• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (louer, supplement)