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ler

Pronunciation: /leːˀr/

“ler” is a Danish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. clay

Etymology

From Old Danish leer, from Old Norse leir, from Proto-Germanic *laizą, cognate with Norwegian leire, Swedish lera. Probably from the Indo-European root *h₂leyH- (“to smear”).

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