Proto-Basque: *lirai-n / *lerde-n
Meaning: slender, svelte, lithe
Bizkaian: lirain
Gipuzkoan: lirain
High Navarrese: lerden
Low Navarrese: lerden
Lapurdian: lirain
Zuberoan: lérdẽn
Comments: The extent of *lerde-n is uncertain: Azkue cites it as (c) (= common Bsq). The two variants seem to be the results of metathesis: *lirai-n < *ƛ̣ǝ̆lV́-, *lerde-n < *lǝ̆ƛ̣V́-, or the like. Larrasquet emphasizes that the ZBR word means 'standing upright' ('personne qui se tient droit').
