Bavarian

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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. Cognates include German legen, English lay, Danish lægge.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈle̞ːŋ/
  • Hyphenation: legn

Verb

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legn (past participle glegt)

  1. (transitive) to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it afterwards lies as opposed to being gsetzt or gsteit/gstöt.

Conjugation

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Lombard

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Etymology

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Akin to Italian legno, from lignum.

Noun

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legn

  1. wood (the material)