leogere

Old English

Alternative forms

• lēgere — Anglian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *leugārī (“liar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle͜oː.ɡe.re/, [ˈle͜oː.ɣe.re]

Noun

lēogere m

1. a liar

Declension

Declension of lēogere (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lēogere	lēogeras
accusative	lēogere	lēogeras
genitive	lēogeres	lēogera
dative	lēogere	lēogerum

Descendants

• Middle English: legher, lyere, liȝer
  • English: liar
  • Scots: leyar, lear, liear, lyar