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lucern¹

Where it comes from

Latin lucerna.

noun lucerns

  1. obsolete A lamp. Superne Lucerne, guberne this pestilens

lucern²

Where it comes from

French luzerne.

noun

  1. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of lucerne (the plant alfalfa)

lucern³

Where it comes from

Probably adapted from obsolete German lüchsern (“pertaining to the lynx”, adjective) (attested 1600s), as applied to the fur or skin of the lynx, from Luchs (“lynx”).

noun lucerns · lusern · luzern

  1. obsolete The lynx, viewed as an animal hunted for its fur or skin. The pole-cat, martern, and the rich-skin'd lucern / I know to chase.

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@misc{lucern_2026,
  title = {lucern},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lucern},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}