lur

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈlu̇r 

variants or less commonly lure

ˈlu̇r-ə 

plural lurs also luren ˈlu̇r-ən 

: a large bronze roughly S-shaped trumpet of the Bronze Age in Scandinavian countries

the oldest metal musical instruments of Europe are the signal horns called lurs

—Science News Letter

Lur

2 of 3

noun (2)

ˈlu̇(ə)r

plural Lur or Lurs

1

: a chiefly nomadic Muslim people of undetermined ethnological origin inhabiting a wild part of the Zagros mountains of Iran see persian

2

: a member of the Lur people

Lur

3 of 3

noun (3)

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plural Lur or Lurs

: alur

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Danish & Swedish & Norwegian lur, from Old Norse lūthr trumpet

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