låg

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lag"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lok (“lock, lid”), from Proto-Germanic *luką (“lock, opening”), cognate with English lock, German Loch (“hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɔˀw], [ˈlɔwˀ]
• Homophone: lov (imperative)

Noun

låg n (singular definite låget, plural indefinite låg)

1. lid, cover
2. top

Declension

Declension of låg

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	låg	låget	låg	lågene
genitive	lågs	lågets	lågs	lågenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lǫgr (“lake, liquid”), from Proto-Germanic *laguz, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus. Cognates include Latin lacus and Scottish Gaelic loch.

Alternative forms

• (non-standard since 2005) lòg

Noun

låg m (definite singular lågen, indefinite plural låger, definite plural lågene)

1. a fluid used in the boiling of plant material
2. (in place names) a body of water, usually a river or lake

Derived terms

• briskelåg

Related terms

• log (Norwegian Nynorsk)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lágr.

Adjective

låg (masculine and feminine låg, neuter lågt, definite singular and plural låge, comparative lågere, indefinite superlative lågest, definite superlative lågeste)

1. alternative form of lav

Etymology 3

Verb

låg

1. (non-standard since 2005) past tense of ligge

References

• “låg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lo̞ːɡ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lágr. Akin to English low.

Adjective

låg (masculine and feminine låg, neuter lågt, definite singular and plural låge, comparative lågare/lægre, indefinite superlative lågast/lægst, definite superlative lågaste/lægste)

1. low

Antonyms

• høg

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lág, from liggja (“to lie (down)”).

Noun

låg f (definite singular låga, indefinite plural læger, definite plural lægene)

1. deadfall

Synonyms

• nedloge

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

låg

1. past of liggja and ligga

Further reading

• “låg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• glå

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːɡ/

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• Rhymes: -oːɡ

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish lāgher, from Old Norse lágr, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

Adjective

låg (comparative lägre, superlative lägst)

1. low, short; having a small height

   Synonym: kort

   Ett lågt staket

   A short fence

2. low, at a low height

   Låga moln

   Low-level clouds

3. low, small (amount, quantity, value, etc.)

   Låg temperatur

   Low temperature

   Låga priser

   Low prices

4. (acoustics) low-pitched, deep

   Synonym: djup

   De tjockare strängarna spelar lägre toner

   The thicker strings play lower tones

5. (of a group) of low status, esteem, etc.

   De lägre samhälls­klasserna

   The lower social classes

6. of low moral or ethics

   Att dra fram mot­ståndarens privat­liv i en principiell diskussion – det är lågt!

   To bring up the opponent's private life in a principled discussion – that's low!

Declension

Inflection of låg

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	låg	lägre	lägst
neuter singular	lågt	lägre	lägst
plural	låga	lägre	lägst
masculine plural2	låga	lägre	lägst
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	låge	lägre	lägste
all	låga	lägre	lägsta

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Antonyms

• hög

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

låg

1. past indicative of ligga