n. (Irish mythology) the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
a. Empty. [ Obs. ]
n. [ See Lore knowledge. ] Learning; lesson; lore. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. lira flesh; cf. Icel. lær thigh. ] Flesh; skin. [ Obs. ] “His white leer.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i. [ OE. leeren, leren, AS. l&aemacr_;ran. See Lore, Learn. ] To learn; to teach. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From lere, v. t. ] Learned. [ Obs. ] “ Lewed man or lered.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. L. Lernaeus Lernæan, fr. Lerna, Gr.
☞ The genus is restricted by modern Zoologists to a limited number of species similar to Lernæa branchialis found on the gills of the cod. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Lernæa. ] (Zool.) A suborder of copepod Crustacea, including a large number of remarkable forms, mostly parasitic on fishes. The young, however, are active and swim freely. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Lernæa. ] (Zool.) One of a family (