leag

English

Noun

leag (plural leags)

1. Archaic spelling of league.
   • 1989, Harry W. Duckworth, The English River Book: A North West Company Journal and Account Book of 1786‎^[1], McGill-Queens, →ISBN, page 19:

     I found the hand & three others Indians the rest of the Canoes Camped 2 leags Below

   • 2000, Harry S. Burrage, Gorges and the Grant of the Province of Maine 1622‎^[2], Heritage Books, →ISBN, page 81:

     … from the Illand of flowers beinge ten Leags South weste from ytt.

   • 2006, Joseph E. Garland, The Fish and the Falcon‎^[3], The History Press, →ISBN, page 156:

     … E [by] S distant six Leags.

Anagrams

• Gael, Gale, Lega, egal, gale, geal, lage

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̠ʲaɡ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish lecaid, from Old Norse leggja.

Verb

leag (present analytic leagann, future analytic leagfaidh, verbal noun leagan, past participle leagtha) (transitive, intransitive)

1. knock down
2. lower
3. lay, set

   Leagfaigh tú síos ansin anois na bosca sin. ― You set those boxes down there now.

4. (knitting) cast off (stitch)
5. (card games) play

Conjugation

conjugation of leag (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	leagaim	leagann tú; leagair†	leagann sé, sí	leagaimid	leagann sibh	leagann siad; leagaid†	a leagann; a leagas	leagtar
	past	leag mé; leagas	leag tú; leagais	leag sé, sí	leagamar; leag muid	leag sibh; leagabhair	leag siad; leagadar	a leag / ar leag*	leagadh
	past habitual	leagainn	leagtá	leagadh sé, sí	leagaimis; leagadh muid	leagadh sibh	leagaidís; leagadh siad	a leagadh / a leagadh*	leagtaí
future		leagfaidh mé; leagfad	leagfaidh tú; leagfair†	leagfaidh sé, sí	leagfaimid; leagfaidh muid	leagfaidh sibh	leagfaidh siad; leagfaid†	a leagfaidh; a leagfas	leagfar
conditional		leagfainn	leagfá	leagfadh sé, sí	leagfaimis; leagfadh muid	leagfadh sibh	leagfaidís; leagfadh siad	a leagfadh / a leagfadh*	leagfaí
subjunctive	present	go leaga mé; go leagad†	go leaga tú; go leagair†	go leaga sé, sí	go leagaimid; go leaga muid	go leaga sibh	go leaga siad; go leagaid†	—	go leagtar
	past	dá leagainn	dá leagtá	dá leagadh sé, sí	dá leagaimis; dá leagadh muid	dá leagadh sibh	dá leagaidís; dá leagadh siad	—	dá leagtaí
imperative		leagaim	leag	leagadh sé, sí	leagaimis	leagaigí; leagaidh†	leagaidís	—	leagtar
verbal noun		leagan
past participle		leagtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Etymology 2

Noun

leag f (genitive singular leige, nominative plural leaga)

1. Alternative form of leac

Declension

Declension of leag

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative leag leaga Vocative a leag a leaga Genitive leige leag Dative leag leaga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an leag na leaga Genitive na leige na leag Dative leis an leag don leag leis na leaga

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lecaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leagaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old English

Alternative forms

• lēah, lǣg, lēg

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic *laugō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læ͜ɑːɡ/, [læ͜ɑːɣ]

Noun

lēag f

1. lye (a mixture of ashes and water), detergent

Declension

Declension of leag (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lēag	lēaga, lēage
accusative	lēage	lēaga, lēage
genitive	lēage	lēaga
dative	lēage	lēagum

Related terms

• lēaþor
• līeþran

Descendants

• Middle English: leȝe, leyȝe, leygh, lee, liȝe, ley, lye
  • English: lye
  • Scots: lee, ley, lie