læg

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leggr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛːɡ/, [lɛːˀɡ̊]

Noun

læg c (singular definite læggen, plural indefinite lægge)

  1. (anatomy) calf (of the leg)
Inflection

Etymology 2

Verbal noun to lægge (lay), from Old Norse leggja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛːɡ/, [lɛːˀɡ̊]

Noun

læg n (singular definite lægget, plural indefinite læg)

  1. pleat
  2. tuck

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

  1. 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

  1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of lægge

Old English

Alternative forms

Verb

læġ

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of liċġan

Descendants

  • English: lay