lagh

Middle English

Noun

lagh

1. Alternative form of lawe

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Old Danish

Alternative forms

• logh (Jutland)

Etymology

From Old Norse lag.

Noun

lagh n (genitive lax, plural logh) (Scania)

1. layer
2. law

Declension

Declension of lagh (Scanian system)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lagh	laghit	logh	loghin
accusative	lagh	laghit	logh	loghin
dative	laghi	laghinu	loghum	loghunum
genitive	lax	laghsins	lagha	laghanna
The declension is unstable and should be treated as a guide. The case system was gradually being simplified from four to two cases. Even some nominative markers were sporadically kept in the Scanian dialect, although they mostly were replaced with the accusative endings from Old Norse.

Descendants

• Danish: lag, lav, lov

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫ̪ɤɣ], /ɫ̪ɤɣ/

Noun

lagh m (genitive singular lagha, plural laghannan)

1. law

Synonyms

• riaghailt
• reachd

Derived terms

• frith-lagh