legge

Dutch

Verb

legge

1. singular present subjunctive of leggen

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Italian

Etymology

Latin lēx, legem.

Pronunciation

• Stress: légge, IPA: /ˈleddʒe/, X-SAMPA: /"leddZe/

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Noun

legge f (plural leggi)

1. law

Related terms

• leggina

Verb

legge

1. third-person singular indicative present of leggere

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Middle English

Noun

legge (plural legges)

1. leg

Descendants

• English: leg

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Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin lego.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɛddʒə/

Verb

legge

1. to read

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Cognates include Danish lægge, Swedish lägga, German legen, Dutch leggen, and English lay. Compare ligge

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlêɡe/

Verb

legge

1. lay, put

Inflection

    Conjugation of legge in Bokmål

Infinitive active	legge
Infinitive passive	legges
Present active	legger
Present passive	legges
Past	la
Present participle	leggende
Past participle	lagt
Imperative	legg

Related terms

• lag
• Norwegian

Derived terms

Terms derived from the verb legge

legge an på legge bi legge fra land legge opp legge seg ut med

leggetid legge til legge til lands leggevann leggevatn legge ut

References

• “legge” in The Bokmål Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

legge (present tense legg; past tense la; past participle lagt; passive infinitive leggast; present participle leggande; imperative legg)

1. Alternative form of leggja.