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læg

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz (leg, thigh). English leg is borrowed from Old Norse.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛːˀɡ/, [ˈlɛˀɡ̊]

Noun

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læg c (singular definite læggen, plural indefinite lægge)

  1. (anatomy) calf (of the leg)
Inflection
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Declension of læg
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative læg læggen lægge læggene
genitive lægs læggens lægges læggenes

Etymology 2

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Verbal noun from lægge (to lay), compare Norwegian legg and Swedish lägg.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛːˀɡ/, [ˈlɛˀɡ̊]

Noun

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læg n (singular definite lægget, plural indefinite læg)

  1. pleat
  2. tuck
Declension of læg
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative læg lægget læg læggene
genitive lægs læggets lægs læggenes

Etymology 3

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From Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus (lay, layman), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, of the people), from λαός (laós, people).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛːˀɣ/, [ˈlɛˀj], [ˈlɛˀ]

Adjective

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læg (neuter lægt, plural and definite singular attributive læge)

  1. lay (non-professional, non-clergy)
Inflection
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Inflection of læg
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular læg 2
indefinite neuter singular lægt 2
plural læge 2
definite attributive1 læge

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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læg

  1. imperative of lægge

Etymology 5

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛːˀɣ/, [ˈlɛˀj], [ˈlɛˀ]

Verb

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læg

  1. imperative of læge

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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læg

  1. imperative of lægje

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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læġ

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of liċġan