laigh

Irish

Verb

laigh (present analytic laigheann, future analytic laighfidh, verbal noun laigh, past participle laighte)

1. alternative form of luigh

Scots

Adjective

laigh (comparative laigher, superlative laighest)

1. low

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish laigid, from Proto-Celtic *legeti, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Cognate with English lay, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan) and Old Church Slavonic лещи (lešti).

Verb

laigh (past laigh, future laighidh, verbal noun laighe, past participle laighte)

1. lie (be in recumbent position)

   laigh le ― sleep with

2. lay
3. lean, light, land
4. perch
5. settle, recline, press upon

Conjugation

Conjugation of laigh (regular)

indicative	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
past	laigh	laigheadh	laigh	laigheadh
future	laighidh	laighear laightear	laigh	laighear laightear
relative future	laigheas	laighear	—	—
conditional	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
first person singular	laighinn	laighteadh laighist1 laighiste1	laighinn	laighteadh laighist1 laighiste1
first person plural	laigheamaid laigheadh sinn		laigheamaid laigheadh sinn
second/third person	laigheadh		laigheadh
imperative	independent
	singular	plural	impersonal
first person	laigheam	laigheamaid	laighear laightear
second person	laigh	laighibh
third person	laigheadh
past participle	laighte
verbal noun	laighe

1. Lewis dialect form

Derived terms

• laigh dlùth