See also: Legen and leğen

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish لگن (leğen, pelvis; large bowl, basin), from Persian لگن (lagan), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek λεκάνη (lekánē).

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legen m (plural legena, definite legeni, definite plural legenat)

  1. basin, washbasin, bowl, bucket
  2. plowshare
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) fool, a laughable person
  4. (anatomy) pelvis
    Synonym: pelvis

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References

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  • “legen”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • legen”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “legen”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 279
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “legén”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 240

Danish

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Noun

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legen c

  1. definite singular of leg

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier ledigen, from Middle Dutch ledigen, from Old Dutch *lithigon, from Proto-West Germanic *liþīgōn. By surface analysis, leeg +‎ -en.

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  • Rhymes: -eːɣən
  • IPA(key): /ˈleːɣə(n)/

Verb

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legen

  1. to empty
    Synonyms: leegmaken, lichten

Conjugation

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Conjugation of legen (weak)
infinitive legen
past singular leegde
past participle geleegd
infinitive legen
gerund legen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular leeg leegde
2nd person sing. (jij) leegt, leeg2 leegde
2nd person sing. (u) leegt leegde
2nd person sing. (gij) leegt leegde
3rd person singular leegt leegde
plural legen leegden
subjunctive sing.1 lege leegde
subjunctive plur.1 legen leegden
imperative sing. leeg
imperative plur.1 leegt
participles legend geleegd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German legen, from Old High German leggen, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.

Compare English lay, Danish lægge.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleːɡən/, [ˈleː.ŋ̍]
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  • Hyphenation: le‧gen

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legen (weak, third-person singular present legt, past tense legte, past participle gelegt, auxiliary haben) [with accusative]

  1. (transitive) causative of liegen, to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it afterwards lies as opposed to being gesetzt, gestellt
    Leg deine Sachen auf den Stuhl!
    Put your things on the chair!
    Ich lege mich auf das Bett.
    I lie down on the bed.
    Eier legento lay eggs
    ein Feuer legento set a fire
    Leg dich auf den Boden!Lie down on the floor!
  2. (animal husbandry) to castrate
    Synonyms: verschneiden, geilen, leichten, kastrieren, entmannen
    Ich habe meinen Hengst legen lassen.
    I had my stallion castrated.
  3. (colloquial, especially video games) to slay, to defeat
  4. (colloquial, impersonal) to cause great amusement, to make someone collapse in laughter, to kill, to slay
    Bei dem zweiten Witz hat's ihn komplett gelegt.
    The second joke totally killed him.

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See also

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Further reading

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  • legen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • legen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • legen” in Duden online
  • legen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Hungarian

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Etymology

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leg +‎ -en

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛɡɛn]
  • Hyphenation: le‧gen

Noun

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legen

  1. superessive singular of leg

Lubuagan Kalinga

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Noun

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legen

  1. sand

Middle High German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German legen, leggen, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.

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legen (class 2 weak, third-person singular present leget, past tense legete, past participle geleget, auxiliary hân)
legen (class 1 weak, third-person singular present leget, past tense lahte or leite, past participle gelaht or geleit, auxiliary hân)

  1. to lay, to put into a horizontal position

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References

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  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “legen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke[2], Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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legen m

  1. definite singular of lege

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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legen m

  1. definite singular of lege

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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legen (neuter lege, definite singular and plural legne)

  1. past participle of ligga and liggja

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Old English

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leġen

  1. past participle of licgan

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