Reconstruction:Old English/læg

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

• *leġ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lag, from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“position, situation, law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læj/

Noun

*læġ n

1. that which lies or is laid
2. position, situation

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	*læġ	*lagu
accusative	*læġ	*lagu
genitive	*læġes	*laga
dative	*læġe	*lagum

Derived terms

• aldorlæġ
• ġelæġ
• oferlæġ
• orlæġ

Descendants

• Middle English: lay
  • English: lay
  • Scots: lay