lyre
Lyre ( Greek λύρα lýra ) stands for:
- Lyre (plucked instrument) , also yoke lute (ancient lyres are lyra , kithara , phorminx , kinnor , today's krar , beganna )
- Lyre (heraldry) , a heraldic figure
- Lyre (constellation)
- Hurdy-gurdy , a string instrument
- a hand crank (hence the "organ grinder" for a barrel organ )
- Leier International , an Austrian building materials group
Lyre is the family name of the following people:
- Edward Leier (* 1929), Canadian-Polish athlete, baseball and ice hockey player
- Heinrich Leier (1876–1948), German pastor, newspaper editor and opponent of the National Socialists
- Taylor Leier (* 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
See also:
- Lyra (disambiguation)
- Leyer
- Old lyre (idiom)
- Trossinger lyre (a well-preserved example from the 6th century)
