lawier

Middle English

Alternative forms

laweer, lawer, lawere, lawyer, laweowre, lawyour, lawiar, laweȝer, lawȝer, lawiere

Etymology

From lawe +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯jər/, /ˈlau̯eːr/, /ˈlau̯ɛːr/, /ˈlau̯ər/

Noun

lawier (plural lawieris)

lawyer

Descendants

English: lawyer
Scots: lawer

References

“lauier(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.

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