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lanner¹

Where it comes from

From Middle French lanier (“cowardly”), possibly from Latin lānārius.

noun lanners

  1. The lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus. The mountains of this country also supply Saker falcons of excellent flight, and plenty of lanners likewise.

Lanner²

Where it comes from

In Cornwall, from the Cornish language.

proper noun

  1. A village and civil parish south-east of Redruth, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7140).
  2. A surname.

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lanner. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lanner

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"lanner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lanner.

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@misc{lanner_2026,
  title = {lanner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lanner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}