leggen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch leggen, from Old Dutch leggen, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
leggen
- (transitive) to lay (to place in a lying position)
- (transitive) to lay (eggs) (to produce and deposit eggs)
- Deze kip legt haar eieren op rare plekken.
- This chicken lays her eggs in strange places.
- (Holland, colloquial, proscribed) Alternative form of liggen.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of leggen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | leggen | |||
| past singular | legde | |||
| past participle | gelegd | |||
| infinitive | leggen | |||
| gerund | leggen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | leg | legde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | legt | legde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | legt | legde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | legt | legde | ||
| 3rd person singular | legt | legde | ||
| plural | leggen | legden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | legge | legde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | leggen | legden | ||
| imperative sing. | leg | |||
| imperative plur.1 | legt | |||
| participles | leggend | gelegd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
- aaneenleggen
- aanleggen
- achteraanleggen
- achterleggen
- achteropleggen
- achteroverleggen
- achteruitleggen
- afleggen
- beleggen
- bijeenleggen
- bijleggen
- binnenleggen
- blootleggen
- bovenleggen
- buitenleggen
- dichtleggen
- doodleggen
- doorleggen
- droogleggen
- dwarsleggen
- geleggen
- gelijkleggen
- gereedleggen
- gevangenleggen
- heenleggen
- ineenleggen
- inleggen
- klaarleggen
- kromleggen
- kwijtleggen
- legbatterij
- legpuzzel
- losleggen
- medeleggen
- meeleggen
- misleggen
- naleggen
- nederleggen
- neerleggen
- omhoogleggen
- omlaagleggen
- omleggen
- omverleggen
- onderleggen
- ontleggen
- opeenleggen
- openleggen
- opleggen
- opzijleggen
- overeenleggen
- overleggen
- platleggen
- rechtleggen
- rondleggen
- samenleggen
- schoonleggen
- stilleggen
- tegenoverleggen
- terechtleggen
- terugleggen
- thuisleggen
- toeleggen
- tussenleggen
- uiteenleggen
- uitleggen
- vastleggen
- verderleggen
- verleggen
- volleggen
- vooraanleggen
- voorbijleggen
- voorinleggen
- voorleggen
- vooropleggen
- vooroverleggen
- voortleggen
- vrijleggen
- wederleggen
- weerleggen
- wegleggen
Descendants edit
See also edit
Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German leggen, from Old Saxon leggian, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Compare Dutch leggen, German legen, English lay, Danish lægge.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
leggen (past singular legg or leed, past participle leggt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to lay
- He leed en Hand op mien Schuller.
- He laid his hand on my shoulder.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of leggen (weak verb, irregular)
| infinitive | leggen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | legg | legg, leed |
| 2nd person singular | leggst | leggst, leedst |
| 3rd person singular | leggt | legg, leed |
| plural | leggt | leggen, leden |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | legg | |
| plural | leggt | |
| participle | present | past |
| leggen | leggt | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch leggen, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.
Verb edit
leggen
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “leggen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “leggen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
leggen m
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
leggen m
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.
Verb edit
leggen
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
- Middle Dutch: leggen
Further reading edit
- “leggen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Swedish edit
Noun edit
leggen