different between liker vs lier

English

Etymology

From like +? -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?k?(?)

Noun

liker (plural likers)

1. One who likes.

Adjective

liker

1. (archaic) comparative form of like: more like
   • 1673, Richard Baxter, Christian Directory

     We owe greater love to angels than to men, because they are better, nearer God, and liker to him, and more demonstrate his glory; and indeed also love us better, and do more for us than we can do for one another.

Anagrams

• Klier

French

Etymology

From English like +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laj.ke/

Verb

liker

1. (Internet) to like (on a social networking site)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• plussoyer

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Verb

liker

1. present of like

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

liker

1. present of like

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse líkr, glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *gal?kaz.

Adjective

l?ker

1. alike, similar
2. equal
3. probable
4. suitable, appropriate

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: lik

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From French liqueur, from Latin liquor (“liquid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?ke?r/
• Hyphenation: li?ker

Noun

lìk?r m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. liqueur

Declension

References

• “liker” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

English

Etymology

From Middle English lier, equivalent to lie +? -er. Compare ligger, lidger, ledger.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?la?.?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?la?.?/
• Rhymes: -a??(?)
• Homophones: liar, lyre

Noun

lier (plural liers)

1. A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.
2. A lie-abed; one who stays in bed late.
3. Obsolete spelling of liar.
4. Misspelling of liar.

See also

• liar

Anagrams

• Iler, Irel., Reil, Riel, lire, riel, rile

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch liere, from Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek ???? (lúra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lir/, [li?r], [li??r]
• Hyphenation: lier
• Rhymes: -ir

Noun

lier f (plural lieren, diminutive liertje n)

1. (music) lyre
2. (music) hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle
3. winch

Derived terms

• draailier
• lierhert
• zijn lier aan de wilgen hangen

French

Etymology

From Old French lier, from Latin lig?re, present active infinitive of lig?, from Proto-Indo-European *ley?- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lje/

Verb

lier

1. to link
2. to associate
3. (cooking) to thicken

Conjugation

Derived terms

• avoir les mains liées
• fou à lier
• liaison
• se lier d'amitié

Related terms

Descendants

• ? German: liieren

Further reading

• “lier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• lire

Latin

Verb

l?er

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of l??

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Lider, lider (obsolete spellings)

Noun

lier f

1. indefinite plural of li

Anagrams

• iler, leir, leri, lire, reil

Old French

Alternative forms

• liier, lïer (diaereses not universally used by scholars of Old French)

Etymology

From Latin lig?re, present active infinitive of lig?.

Verb

lier

1. to tie up; to connect with a tie

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• French: lier
  • ? German: liieren
• ? Middle English: lien
  • English: lye
• ?? Galician: lear
• ?? Portuguese: liar
• ?? Spanish: liar