[lair] n [ME, fr. OE leger; akin to OHG legar bed, OE licgan to lie--more at lie] (bef. 12c) 1 dial Brit: a resting or sleeping place: bed
2. a: the resting or living place of a wild animal: den b: a refuge or place for hiding
[2]lair vb [Sc lair mire] vt (ca. 1560) chiefly Scot: to cause to sink in mire ~ vi, chiefly Scot: wallow