lur

/ lʊə /

noun

1. a large bronze musical horn found in Danish peat bogs and probably dating to the Bronze Age

Word History and Origins

Origin of lur¹

from Danish (and Swedish and Norwegian) lur, from Old Norse lūthr trumpet

Example Sentences

There are no known insurgent groups operating in that province, home to the Bakhtiari, a branch of Iran’s Lur ethnic group.

From Seattle Times

Blur's Damon Albarn has given an acoustic guitar bearing apparent teeth marks and a hand-written message saying: "I chew here when writing."

From BBC

If the juice sits briefly with the skins before vinification, it develops a pale salmon color, so let’s call Hoof & Lur a rosé.

From New York Times

I’m not sure if Lur took the head out there to where we chop wood, but that’s where the image was shot.

From The Guardian

Lur may have remembered me describing all that to her.

From The Guardian