Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area

Hello

I have vector layers in the Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection that I
need to use in GRASS.

Does anyone know if GRASS can deal with this projection i.e.:
  - is it possible to create a Lambert Azimuthal location, and
  - could layers in any of GRASS predefined projections be
          transformed into Lambert Azimuthal using v.proj?
  
I was told that GRASS used to allow the creation of user-defined ellipsoids?
If it is still possible it might be a solution to my problem. Do you have
any ideas about how it is done?

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