See also: laeg

Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz (leg, thigh). English leg is borrowed from Old Norse.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛːˀɡ/, [ˈlɛˀɡ̊]

Noun

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læg c (singular definite læggen, plural indefinite lægge)

  1. (anatomy) calf (of the leg)
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Etymology 2

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Verbal noun from lægge (to lay), compare Norwegian legg and Swedish lägg.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛːˀɡ/, [ˈlɛˀɡ̊]

Noun

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læg n (singular definite lægget, plural indefinite læg)

  1. pleat
  2. tuck

Etymology 3

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From 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

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  • IPA(key): /lɛːˀɣ/, [ˈlɛˀj], [ˈlɛˀ]

Adjective

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læg (neuter lægt, plural and definite singular attributive læge)

  1. lay (non-professional, non-clergy)
Inflection
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Inflection 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.
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Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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læg

  1. imperative of lægge

Etymology 5

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛːˀɣ/, [ˈlɛˀj], [ˈlɛˀ]

Verb

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læg

  1. imperative of læge

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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læg

  1. imperative of lægje

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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læġ

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of liċġan