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Lucerne vs Lucern - What's the difference?

lucerne | lucern |

As nouns the difference between lucerne and lucern

is that lucerne is alfalfa while lucern is a lamp.

As a proper noun Lucerne

is a canton of Switzerland.

lucerne

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A canton of Switzerland.
  • A city in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Lucerne.

    • Synonyms

    * (canton ): the canton of Lucerne

    lucern

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) lucerna.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A lamp.
    • (Lydgate)

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) luzerne.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (the plant alfalfa)

    • Etymology 3

    Uncertain; possibly from Lucerne in Switzerland.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A sort of hunting dog.
  • * Chapman
    • My lucerns , too, or dogs inured to hunt / Beasts of most rapine.
  • (obsolete) An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx); also spelled lusern or luzern.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • The polecat, mastern, and the rich-skinned lucern / I know to chase.
    (Webster 1913)