Wiktionary

legg

See also: Legg

Lombard

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Etymology

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From Latin lex, legem (“law”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Western) IPA(key): /ˈleːdʒ/, [leːtʃ]

Noun

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legg f (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of lege (“law”)

Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English leg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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legg m (plural leggs)

  1. leg (a game played in a tournament)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse leggr.

Noun

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legg m (definite singular leggen, indefinite plural legger, definite plural leggene)

  1. (anatomy) lower leg from the knee to the ankle, including the calf and shin.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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legg

  1. imperative of legge

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse leggr.

Noun

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legg m (definite singular leggen, indefinite plural legger or leggar, definite plural leggene or leggane)

  1. (anatomy) lower leg from the knee to the ankle, including the calf and shin.

Etymology 2

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From leggje, legge (“to lay”).

Noun

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legg n (definite singular legget, indefinite plural legg, definite plural legga)

  1. the act of laying
  2. something laid
  3. a collection of sheets in a manuscript

Etymology 3

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Clipping of legitimasjon.

Noun

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legg n (definite singular legget, indefinite plural legg, definite plural legga)

  1. (slang) ID, identification
    Du må ha med legg når du skal på polet.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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legg

  1. inflection of legga, legge, leggja and leggje:
    1. present tense
    2. imperative

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Old Norse

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Verb

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legg

  1. inflection of leggja:
    1. first-person singular present active indicative
    2. second-person singular present active imperative

Swedish

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Noun

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legg n

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of leg (“ID”)

Usage notes

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Appears to be much less common compared to leg on Google.

Declension

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Declension of legg 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative legg legget legg leggen
Genitive leggs leggets leggs leggens

Derived terms

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