lear

English

noun
Definitions
  • (now) Something learned; a lesson.
  • (now) Learning, lore; doctrine.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English laire inherited from Old English lār (lore, doctrine, history, study, art of teaching, teaching, exhortation, precept, story, advice, cunning, learning, preaching, science, instigation).

Origin

Old English

lār

Gloss

lore, doctrine, history, study, art of teaching, teaching, exhortation, precept, story, advice, cunning, learning, preaching, science, instigation

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms