noer

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

noer

  1. feminine dative of no

Old French[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *notāre, from Latin natāre.

Probably discarded, in favour of the synonym nagier (> modern French nager), due to its resemblance to the unrelated verb below.

Verb[edit]

noer

  1. to swim (travel through water)
Conjugation[edit]

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Latin nōdāre.

Verb[edit]

noer

  1. to knot (making something into a knot)
Conjugation[edit]

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants[edit]
  • Middle French: nouer
  • Norman: nouer

References[edit]

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (noer, "to swim")
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (noer, supplement, "to knot")

Walloon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French noir, from Latin nigrum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nwɛːʀ/, /nøːʀ/

Adjective[edit]

noer m (feminine singular noere, masculine plural noers, feminine plural noeres, feminine plural (before noun) noerès)

  1. black

Noun[edit]

noer m (plural noers)

  1. black