lucern

English

Etymology 1

Latin lucerna.

Noun

lucern (plural lucerns)

  1. (obsolete) A lamp.
    • a. 1500, Robert Henryson, Ane Prayer for the Pest:
      Superne Lucerne, guberne this pestilens

Etymology 2

French luzerne.

Noun

lucern (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of lucerne (the plant alfalfa)

Etymology 3

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

lucern (plural lucerns)

  1. (obsolete) The lynx, viewed as an animal hunted for its fur or skin.
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