læg
See also: laeg
Danish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz (“leg, thigh”). English leg is borrowed from Old Norse.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlæg c (singular definite læggen, plural indefinite lægge)
Inflection
editDeclension of læg
Etymology 2
editVerbal noun from lægge (“to lay”), compare Norwegian legg and Swedish lägg.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlæg n (singular definite lægget, plural indefinite læg)
Declension of læg
Etymology 3
editFrom Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus (“lay, layman”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “people”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editlæg (neuter lægt, plural and definite singular attributive læge)
- lay (non-professional, non-clergy)
Inflection
editInflection of læg | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | læg | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | lægt | — | —2 |
Plural | læge | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | læge | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms
editEtymology 4
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editlæg
- imperative of lægge
Etymology 5
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editlæg
- imperative of læge
Norwegian Nynorsk
editVerb
editlæg
- imperative of lægje
Old English
editAlternative forms
editVerb
editlæġ
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