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Where does “lur” come from?

lur (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lure, from Middle Low German luren.

lur (Norwegian Bokmål): clever, cunning, smart; a nap; a horn

Definitions

  1. clever, cunning, smart; a nap; a horn

Ancestry of “lur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålluredefinite singular of lur; plural of lur; to...
2Middle Low Germanluren—

Words derived from “lur”

  • lur
  • lurt
  • lure
Every word from Middle Low German luren →