læg
See also: laeg
Danish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
læg c (singular definite læggen, plural indefinite lægge)
Inflection
Declension of læg
Etymology 2
Verbal noun to lægge (“lay”), from Old Norse leggja.
Pronunciation
Noun
læg n (singular definite lægget, plural indefinite læg)
Declension of læg
Etymology 3
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
Adjective
læg
- lay (non-professional, non-clergy)
Inflection
Inflection of læg | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte 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. |
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
læg
Old English
Alternative forms
Verb
læġ
Descendants
- English: lay
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