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se_lire

lire

See also: lirë and liře

English

Noun

lire (plural lires)

  1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
  2. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint.

Etymology 2

From Middle English lire, lyre, from Old Norse hlýr (cheeks, plural). Compare Middle English lere, from Old English hlēor (cheek, countenance, complexion). More at leer.

Noun

lire (plural lires)

  1. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) The cheek.
  2. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) Face; appearance of the face or skin; complexion; hue.

Etymology 3

From Old Norse líri. Cognate with Norwegian lira.

Noun

lire (plural lires)

  1. (Britain dialectal, Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, ornithology) The Manx shearwater (bird).

Etymology 4

From Italian lire.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪərə

Noun

lire

  1. plural of lira

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liʁ/
  • Homophones: lires, lyre, lyrent, lyres
  • Rhymes: -iʁ

Etymology 1

From Latin legere, present active infinitive of legō.

Verb

lire

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to read
  2. (reflexive, se lire) to be read

Conjugation

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Etymology 2

Italian lira, compare French livre.

Noun

lire f (plural lires)

  1. lira (unit of currency)

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Italian

Noun

lire f

  1. plural of lira

Old French

Etymology

From Latin legere, present active infinitive of legō.

Verb

lire

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to read
  2. (reflexive, se lire) to be read

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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.

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