leag

English

Noun

leag (plural leags)

1. Archaic spelling of league.

   • 1989, Harry W. Duckworth, The English River Book: A North West Company Journal and Account Book of 1786^[1], McGill-Queens, ISBN 9780773507142, page 19:

     I found the hand & three others Indians the rest of the Canoes Camped 2 leags Below

   • 2000, Harry S. Burrage, Gorges and the Grant of the Province of Maine 1622^[2], Heritage Books, ISBN 9780788413834, page 81:

     … from the Illand of flowers beinge ten Leags South weste from ytt.

   • 2006, Joseph E. Garland, The Fish and the Falcon^[3], The History Press, ISBN 9781596290075, page 156:

     … E [by] S distant six Leags.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lecaid, from Old Norse leggja.

Verb

leag (present analytic leagann, future analytic leagfaidh, verbal noun leagan, past participle leagtha)

1. to bring down, lower, fell, knock down

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	leagaim	leagann tú; leagair†	leagann sé, sí	leagaimid	leagann sibh	leagann siad; leagaid†	leagtar
	past	leag mé; leagas†	leag tú; leagais†	leag sé, sí	leagamar	leag sibh; leagabhair†	leag siad; leagadar†	leagadh
	future	leagfaidh mé; leagfad†	leagfaidh tú; leagfair†	leagfaidh sé, sí	leagfaimid; leagfam†	leagfaidh sibh	leagfaidh siad; leagfaid†	leagfar
	past habitual	leagainn	leagtá	leagadh sé, sí	leagaimis	leagadh sibh	leagaidís	leagtaí
imperative		leagaim	leag	leagadh sé, sí	leagaimis	leagaigí	leagaidís	leagtar
conditional		leagfainn	leagfá	leagfadh sé, sí	leagfaimis	leagfadh sibh	leagfaidís	leagfaí
subjunctive	present	leaga mé; leagad†	leaga tú; leagair†	leaga sé, sí	leagaimid	leaga sibh	leaga siad; leagaid†	leagtar
	past	leagainn	leagtá	leagadh sé, sí	leagaimis	leagadh sibh	leagaidís	leagtaí
verbal noun		leagan
past participle		leagtha

† Dialect form

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Old English

Alternative forms

• ley

Noun

leag n

1. field