laire

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French laire.

Verb

laire

  1. to let; to permit; to allow
  2. to leave alone

Synonyms

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested 881 in the Sequence of Saint Eulalia. Probably a variant of laiier, of Frankish origin; cf. also laissier, from Latin laxāre.

Verb

laire

  1. to let; to permit; to allow

Synonyms

References
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (laire)
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