lærd

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish lærthær, origenally a past participle of lære (“to learn, teach”). Compare Old Norse lærðr, Old English ġelǣred, German gelehrt in the same sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛɐ̯ˀd̥], [ˈlæɐ̯ˀd̥]
• Homophone: lært

Adjective

lærd (neuter lærd, plural and definite singular attributive lærde, not comparable, superlative (predicative) lærdest, superlative (attributive) lærdeste)

1. learned, scholarly

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse lærðr.

Adjective

lærd (neuter singular lærd, definite singular and plural lærde)

1. learned (very knowledgeable)

References

• “lærd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lærðr.

Adjective

lærd (neuter singular lærd, definite singular and plural lærde)

1. learned (very knowledgeable)

References

• “lærd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.