lære

Norwegian Nynorsk

verb-2
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) to learn
  • (ditransitive) to teach

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse læra derived from Middle Low German leren derived from Old Saxon lērian derived from *laiʀijan derived from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną (teach) derived from Proto-Indo-European *loyséyeti, *leys- (be gentle, become small, shrink, track, grow thin, trace, furrow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leys-

Gloss

be gentle, become small, shrink, track, grow thin, trace, furrow

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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