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English word origin

Etymology of Leer

From German Leer, from Old Frisian Hleri.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From German Leer, from Old Frisian Hleri.

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  • Derivation mentionLeerde
  • Derivation mentionHleriofs
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Source etymology 2

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name

A small hamlet in Long Rapids Township, Alpena County, Michigan.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Norwegian Bokmål Lier, a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway, from Old Norse Líðir, plural of (h)líð (“slope”).

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Source etymology 3

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name

A town, the county seat of Leer County, Unity State, South Sudan. · A county of Unity State, South Sudan.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Nuer.

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