lear

lear · noun¹

1. Old English · inherited fromlār“lore”
2. Middle English · inherited fromlaire
3. English todaylear

From Middle English laire, leire, lere, northern Middle English variants of lore, loare (“doctrine, teaching, lore”), from Old English lār (“lore”). More at lore.

lear · verb²

1. Middle English · inherited fromlearen
2. English todaylear

From Middle English learen, leren (“to learn", also "to teach”).

lear · noun³

See lehr.

lear · verb⁴

A reference to the "Quality Learing Center", an allegedly fradulent Somali-American-run childcare center in Minneapolis, U.S., which closed in 2026.

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