alecgan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzlagjaną, equivalent to ā- +‎ lecgan. Cognate with Old High German irleccan (German erlegen), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (uslagjan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈledd͡ʒɑn/

Verb

āleċġan

1. (transitive) to lay down, put down
2. (transitive) to lay aside, give up

Conjugation

Conjugation of āleċġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	āleċġan	tō āleċġenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	āleċġe	āleġde
2nd-person singular	āleġest	āleġdest
3rd-person singular	āleġeþ	āleġde
plural	āleċġaþ	āleġdon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	āleċġe	āleġde
plural	āleċġen	āleġden
imperative
singular	āleġe
plural	āleċġaþ
participle	present	past
	āleċġende	āleġd

Descendants

• English: allay