verb/lɥiʁ/
to shine; to glimmer
“Arshavin regarde sa bague, qui vient de luire.” — Arshavin looks at his ring, which has just lit up.
Inherited from Old French luire, variant of luisir, from Latin lūcēre. For the Old French change in verb class, cf. plaire, taire < plaisir, taisir. For the change of stressed -ē- after palatals, see placere > plaisir.