a-lag
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "alag"
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]a- + lag, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾.
Last part from Old Norse lag (“layer; companionship”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation; law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]a-lag n (definite singular a-laget, indefinite plural a-lag, definite plural a-laga or a-lagene)
- (sports) a team consisting of the best athletes or performers
- 1964, Ebba Haslund, Miss Eriksen oppdager Amerika, page 33:
- [han] spiller fotball på skolens A-lag
- [he] plays football on the school's A-team
- (figuratively) any group consisting of the best and most skilled
- 1974, Teknisk Ukeblad, page 17:
- på den ene siden [har vi] a-laget, bestående av såkalte konkurransedyktige arbeidstakere som er unge, har god utdanning og god fysisk og psykisk helse. På den andre siden har vi b-laget, bestående av funksjonshemmede og eldre
- on the one hand [we] have the a-team, consisting of so-called competitive workers who are young, have a good education and good physical and mental health. On the other hand, we have the b-team, consisting of the disabled and the elderly
- 1996, Ketil Bjørnstad, Drømmen om havet, page 482:
- hun tilhørte A-laget, ble invitert til de «riktige» festene
- she belonged to the A-team, was invited to the "right" parties
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