öd und leer - meaning and definition. What is öd und leer
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What (who) is öd und leer - definition

DISTRICT IN LOWER SAXONY, GERMANY
Landkreis Leer; Leer district

leer         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Leer (disambiguation)
¦ verb look or gaze in a lascivious or unpleasant way.
¦ noun a lascivious or unpleasant look.
Derivatives
leering adjective
leeringly adverb
Origin
C16 (in the general sense 'look sideways or askance'): perh. from obs. leer 'cheek', from OE hleor.
Iannic-ann-ôd         
CELTIC FOLKLORE
Iannic-ann-od
In Breton folklore, Iannic-ann-ôd or Yannig an Aod (; meaning "Little John of the shore"), are said to be the lost souls of those drowned at sea and were never recovered. They are said to be heard along coastlines at night crying, "Iou!
Leer         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Leer (disambiguation)
·adj Empty of contents.
II. Leer ·adj Empty; destitute; wanting.
III. Leer ·noun Complexion; aspect; appearance.
IV. Leer ·noun The Cheek.
V. Leer ·vt To Learn.
VI. Leer ·noun An oven in which glassware is annealed.
VII. Leer ·vt To entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin.
VIII. Leer ·adj Wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as, leer words.
IX. Leer ·adj Destitute of a rider; and hence, led, not ridden; as, a leer horse.
X. Leer ·noun A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion.
XI. Leer ·vi To look with a leer; to look askance with a suggestive expression, as of hatred, contempt, lust, ·etc. ; to cast a sidelong lustful or malign look.

Wikipedia

Leer (district)

Leer is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the city of Emden, the districts of Aurich, Wittmund, Friesland, Ammerland, Cloppenburg and Emsland, and by the Netherlands (Province of Groningen).