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lire

noun — 5 senses

lire

noun

Etymology From Middle English lire, lyre, from Old English līra (“any fleshy part of the body, muscle, calf of the leg”), from Proto-Germanic *ligwizô, *lihwizô (“thigh, groin”), from Proto-Indo-European *lekʷs-, *lewks- (“groin”). Cognate with Dutch lies (“groin”), Swedish lår (“thigh”).

1

Northern England, Scotland, UK, Dialectal Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.

2

Scotland, UK, Dialectal The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint.

lire

noun

Etymology 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.

1

Scotland, UK, Dialectal The cheek.

2

Scotland, UK, Dialectal Face; appearance of the face or skin; complexion; hue.

lire

noun

Etymology From Old Norse líri. Cognate with Norwegian lira.

1

Biology, Natural sciences, Ornithology Orkney, Scotland, Shetland, UK, Dialectal The Manx shearwater (bird).

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