earslyre

== Old English == === Etymology === From ears (“buttocks, ass”) +‎ lȳre, the latter element presumably being a variant of līra ("brawn, muscle"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑrsˌlyː.re/, [ˈæ͜ɑrˠzˌlyː.re] === Noun === earslȳre m the breech muscle; the gluteal muscles ==== Usage notes ==== Assumed to be a masculine noun, based on the gender of the assumed source of the second element, līra. However, the actual gender is uncertain, as the word is only attested in a single gloss. If it is masculine, then the -e suffix in the nominative singular form would suggest a ja-stem noun (as shown in the declension table above), rather than an n-stem like līra. ==== Declension ==== Strong ja-stem: ==== References ==== Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “EARS-LYRE”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.