leger

See also: léger

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛdʒə(ɹ)
• Homophone: ledger

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French legier, from Old French legier, apparently from Late Latin *leviārium, from levis (“light in weight”). See levity.

Adjective

leger (comparative more leger, superlative most leger)

1. (obsolete) Light; slender, slim; trivial.

Related terms

• legerity

Etymology 2

A variant of ledger.

Adjective

leger (comparative more leger, superlative most leger)

1. Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.

   a leger ambassador

Noun

leger (plural legers)

1. An ambassador or minister resident at a court or seat of government; a leiger or lieger.
   • 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):

     Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome

2. (obsolete) Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.
3. (obsolete) Alternative form of ledger (“book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records”).
   • 1822, Nicolas Pike, Chester Dewey, “Book Keeping”, in A New and Complete System of Arithmetick. Composed for the Use of Citizens of the United States, 4th edition, Troy, N.Y.: Printed and published by W[illia]m S. Parker, […], →OCLC, page 490:

     The Leger exhibits at one view the accounts with an individual, as it contains on the Dr. [debt] side whatever he has received, and on the Cr. [credit] side whatever he has paid. […] Let each account be posted from the Day Book in its proper place in the Leger. If a mistake be made, let it be corrected by an account in the Day Book, clearly stating the correction, and then let this account be posted in its proper place in the Leger, that no blot or erasure may disfigure its pages.

   • 1837 December 20, Thomas P. Cope, Speech of Thomas P. Cope of Philadelphia, on Banks and Currency. […], [Philadelphia, Pa.]: Printed at No. 46 Carpenter Street, published 1838, →OCLC, page 9:

     [T]his city of "merchants, whose counting-houses are their churches, whose money is their God, and whose legers, (defaced legers, of course, the delegate from Indiana will understand me,) whose legers are their bibles."

   • 1843, George Leonard, Jr., “Book-keeping. [Book-keeping by Single Entry. Lesson 229.]”, in A Practical Treatise on Arithmetic, […], 12th stereotyped edition, Boston, Mass.: Otis, Broaders, and Company;  […], →OCLC, page 311:

     The original charges, however, are made in what is called a day book, where they are written one after another, in the order in which the transactions occur. During the hours of leisure, these charges are copied into another book, […] the account of each man being placed under his name. This book is called the leger. The act of copying from the day book into the leger is called posting.

Verb

leger (third-person singular simple present legers, present participle legering, simple past and past participle legered)

1. (ambitransitive, British, fishing) Alternative form of ledger (“to use (a certain type of bait) in bottom fishing; to engage in bottom fishing”).
   • 1864, “Otter” [pseudonym; H. Jervis Alfred], “Eel, Lamprey and Lampern”, in The Modern Angler, Containing Instructions in the Art of Fly-fishing, Spining and Bottom-fishing, […], London: Alfred & Son, […], →OCLC, part I, page 68:

     Night-lines are made of water-cord, with the hooks about half-a-yard apart, baited with worms, loach, gudgeons, &c.; a brick is fastened to each end of the line to sink it, or a peg at one end and a brick at the other, and laid obliquely across the stream. They are also often taken when Legering for Barbel, […]

   • 1878, “The Fishing Season”, in Once a Week, volume VIII (Fourth Series), London: Published at the offices, 19, Tavistock Street, W.C., →OCLC, page 95, column 1:

     Messrs. E. Frost and Tomkins, at Monkey Island, in two days, caught 80 lbs. weight of chub, dace, and roach with the fly and cheese paste, and in legering a trout of 2¼ lbs.

   • 1997, Paul Gustafson, “Rigs”, in How to Catch Bigger Pike from Rivers, Lochs and Lakes, London: Collins Willow, HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN; republished as How to Catch Big Pike: All the Insight and Technique You Need to Catch Bigger Pike, whatever the Location, London: Robinson, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, 2016, →ISBN, page 160:

     The added advantage of legering a small bait rather than freelining one is that you can tighten up harder to the bait and so spot runs earlier.

   • 1998, Martin James, “Flounder”, in Paul Morgan, editor, Saltwater Flyfishing: Britain and Northern Europe, Machynlleth, Powys: Coch-y-Bonddu Books, published 2006, →ISBN, page 156:

     The flounder spends its life between the tideline and the 25 to 30 fathoms mark, but they are often caught several miles upstream in freshwater rivers by anglers legering worms or gentles.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “leger”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• Egler, Ergle, regle

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.ɣər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: le‧ger
• Rhymes: -eːɣər

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch leger, from Old Dutch *leger, from Proto-West Germanic *legr, from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lager. Cognate to English lair.

Noun

leger n (plural legers, diminutive legertje n)

1. army, armed forces

   Synonyms: landmacht c, weermacht c

2. form (habitation of a hare)
3. (archaic) bed, crib
4. (figurative) mass, multitude
5. short for dijkleger

Derived terms

• aanvalsleger
• bedleger
• belegeren
• belegering
• beroepsleger
• bevrijdingsleger
• dijkleger
• huurleger
• keurleger
• krijgsleger
• landleger
• Leger des Heils
• legeraalmoezenier
• legeraanvoerder
• legerafdeling
• legerarts
• legerauto
• legerbarak
• legerbasis
• legerbericht
• legerbevelhebber
• legercommandant
• legercommando
• legerdienst
• legerdokter
• legerdump
• legereenheid
• legeren
• legerformatie
• legergroen
• legergroep
• legerhervorming
• legerhond
• legerhoofd
• legerhospitaal
• legerinrichting
• legerkamp
• legerkapitein
• legerkazerne
• legerkist
• legerkledij
• legerkleding
• legerkorps
• legerkwartier
• legerleiding
• legermacht
• legermanoeuvre
• legermars
• legermier
• legermonument
• legernummer
• legeroefening
• legerofficier
• legeronderdeel
• legeroperatie
• legeropleiding
• legeropslagplaats
• legerorganisatie
• legerpaard
• legerplaats
• legerplicht
• legerpost
• legerpredikant
• legerrang
• legerreserve
• legerschaar
• legersoldaat
• legerstaf
• legerstede
• legertank
• legertent
• legerterrein
• legertijd
• legertraining
• legertrein
• legertucht
• legeruniform
• legervliegtuig
• legervoertuig
• legervorming
• legerwagen
• legerwapen
• legerwet
• legerziekenhuis
• luchtleger
• militieleger
• oorlogsleger
• privéleger
• rebellenleger
• regeringsleger
• staand leger
• veldleger
• verdedigingsleger
• volksleger
• vredesleger
• vrijwilligersleger
• zeeleger

Descendants

• Afrikaans: leër
• → English: leaguer
• → Sranan Tongo: legre

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

leger

1. comparative degree of leeg

Verb

leger

1. inflection of legeren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• geler, regel

German

Etymology

18th century, borrowed from French léger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈʒɛːʁ/, [leˈʒɛ(ː)ɐ̯], [lə-], [-ˈʒeːɐ̯]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: le‧ger

Adjective

leger (strong nominative masculine singular legerer, comparative legerer, superlative am legersten)

1. casual, informal

   Synonyms: locker, entspannt, ungezwungen, informell, lässig, lax, salopp

2. (of clothing) dressed down

   Synonyms: informell, lässig, sportlich

Declension

Positive forms of leger

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist leger	sie ist leger	es ist leger	sie sind leger
strong declension (without article)	nominative	legerer	legere	legeres	legere
	genitive	legeren	legerer	legeren	legerer
	dative	legerem	legerer	legerem	legeren
	accusative	legeren	legere	legeres	legere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der legere	die legere	das legere	die legeren
	genitive	des legeren	der legeren	des legeren	der legeren
	dative	dem legeren	der legeren	dem legeren	den legeren
	accusative	den legeren	die legere	das legere	die legeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein legerer	eine legere	ein legeres	(keine) legeren
	genitive	eines legeren	einer legeren	eines legeren	(keiner) legeren
	dative	einem legeren	einer legeren	einem legeren	(keinen) legeren
	accusative	einen legeren	eine legere	ein legeres	(keine) legeren

Comparative forms of leger

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist legerer	sie ist legerer	es ist legerer	sie sind legerer
strong declension (without article)	nominative	legererer	legerere	legereres	legerere
	genitive	legereren	legererer	legereren	legererer
	dative	legererem	legererer	legererem	legereren
	accusative	legereren	legerere	legereres	legerere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der legerere	die legerere	das legerere	die legereren
	genitive	des legereren	der legereren	des legereren	der legereren
	dative	dem legereren	der legereren	dem legereren	den legereren
	accusative	den legereren	die legerere	das legerere	die legereren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein legererer	eine legerere	ein legereres	(keine) legereren
	genitive	eines legereren	einer legereren	eines legereren	(keiner) legereren
	dative	einem legereren	einer legereren	einem legereren	(keinen) legereren
	accusative	einen legereren	eine legerere	ein legereres	(keine) legereren

Superlative forms of leger

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am legersten	sie ist am legersten	es ist am legersten	sie sind am legersten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	legerster	legerste	legerstes	legerste
	genitive	legersten	legerster	legersten	legerster
	dative	legerstem	legerster	legerstem	legersten
	accusative	legersten	legerste	legerstes	legerste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der legerste	die legerste	das legerste	die legersten
	genitive	des legersten	der legersten	des legersten	der legersten
	dative	dem legersten	der legersten	dem legersten	den legersten
	accusative	den legersten	die legerste	das legerste	die legersten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein legerster	eine legerste	ein legerstes	(keine) legersten
	genitive	eines legersten	einer legersten	eines legersten	(keiner) legersten
	dative	einem legersten	einer legersten	einem legersten	(keinen) legersten
	accusative	einen legersten	eine legerste	ein legerstes	(keine) legersten

Further reading

• “leger” in Duden online
• “leger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Betawi lègèr (“wooden or bamboo frame for construction”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛɡɛr/ [ˈlɛ.ɡɛr]
• Rhymes: -ɛɡɛr
• Syllabification: le‧ger

Noun

leger (plural leger-leger)

1. larger floor crossbeam

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦺꦒꦺꦂ (lèger, “water barrel”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈleɡɛr/ [ˈle.ɡɛr]
• Rhymes: -eɡɛr
• Syllabification: le‧ger

Noun

leger (plural leger-leger)

1. hogshead, a large barrel or cask
2. pipe

   Synonym: pipa

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Manado Malay [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈleɡɛr/ [ˈle.ɡɛr]
• Rhymes: -eɡɛr
• Syllabification: le‧ger

Noun

leger (plural leger-leger)

1. handrails and terrace barriers of a stilt house made of wood

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Dutch legger (“ledger”), from Middle Dutch legger.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈleɡər/ [ˈle.ɡər]
• Rhymes: -eɡər
• Syllabification: le‧ger

Noun

lègêr (plural leger-leger)

1. (education) a ledger, the marking register

Further reading

• “leger”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈɡer/

Verb

leger

1. to read

Conjugation

    Conjugation of leger

infinitive		leger
participle		present	perfect
		legente	legite
active		simple	perfect
	present	lege	ha legite
	past	legeva	habeva legite
	future	legera	habera legite
	conditional	legerea	haberea legite
	imperative	lege	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es legite	ha essite legite
	past	esseva legite	habeva essite legite
	future	essera legite	habera essite legite
	conditional	esserea legite	haberea essite legite
	imperative	sia legite	—

Latin

Verb

lēger

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of lēgō

Middle English

Noun

leger

1. alternative form of liggere

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

leger m

1. indefinite plural of lege

Verb

leger

1. present of lege

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

leger f

1. indefinite plural of lege

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *legr.

Cognate with Old Frisian leger, Old Saxon legar, Dutch leger (“bed, camp, army”), Old High German legar (German Lager (“camp”)), Old Norse legr (Danish lejr, Swedish läger (“bed”)), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍃 (ligrs). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek λέχος (lékhos), Latin lectus (“bed”), Proto-Celtic *legyom (Old Irish lige, Irish luí), Proto-Slavic *ležati (Russian лежа́ть (ležátʹ)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.jer/

Noun

leġer n

1. the state or action of lying, lying down, or lying ill
   • on ðam sixtan dæge his legeres ― on the sixth day of his illness
   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Æfter ðisum ġebede, hē ābād on ðām leġere āne fēawa dagas, mid fefore ġewǣht, þurh wacolon ġebedum, on flōre liċġende, bestrēowod mid axum, on stīðre hǣran, upāhafenum ēagum and handum tō heofenum, and ne ġeswāc his ġebeda ōðþæt hē sawlode.

     After this prayer, he remained in sickness for a few days, weakened by fever, in watchful prayer, lying on the floor, bestrewn with ashes, in stiff sackcloth, with eyes and hands turned up toward heaven, and he did not stop his prayers until he passed away.

2. resting-place; couch, bed
3. deathbed, grave
   • on gehalgodan legere licgan ― to be buried in a consecrated grave

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	leġer	leġeru
accusative	leġer	leġeru
genitive	leġeres	leġera
dative	leġere	leġerum

Related terms

• ġeliġer
• lecgan
• licgan
• lōg
• lōgian

Descendants

• Middle English: leir, leire, lair, lare
  • English: lair
  • Scots: lair, lear, layer, lare

Romansh

Etymology 1

From Latin legō, legere.

Verb

leger

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Vallader) to read

Conjugation

    Conjugation of leger (Sursilvan)

infinitive			leger
gerund			legend
past participle			legiu
	singular			plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative	jeu	ti	el/ella	nus	vus	els/ellas
present	legel	legas	lega	legein	legeis	legan
imperfect	legavel	legavas	legava	legavan	legavas	legavan
future	vegnel a leger	vegns a leger	vegn a leger	vegnin a leger	vegnis a leger	vegnan a leger
conditional	jeu	ti	el/ella	nus	vus	els/ellas
direct present	legess	legesses	legess	legessen	legesses	legessen
indirect present	legessi	legessies	legessi	legessien	legessies	legessien
direct future	vegness a leger	vegnesses a leger	vegness a leger	vegnessen a leger	vegnesses a leger	vegnessen a leger
indirect future	vegnessi a leger	vegnessies a leger	vegnessi a leger	vegnessien a leger	vegnessies a leger	vegnessien a leger
subjunctive	che jeu	che ti	ch'el/ch'ella	che nus	che vus	ch'els/ch'ellas
present	legi	legies	legi	legeien	legeies	legien
past	legevi	legevies	legevi	legevien	legevies	legevien
future	vegni a leger	vegnies a leger	vegni a leger	vegnîen a leger	vegnîes a leger	vegnien a leger
imperative	—	ti	—	—	vus	—
		lega			legei

    Conjugation of leger (Grischun)

infinitive			leger
gerund			legend
past participle			legì, legida
	singular			plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative	jeu	ti	el/ella	nus	vus	els/ellas
present	legel	legas	lega	legain	legais	legan
imperfect	legeva	legevas	legeva	legevan	legevas	legevan
future	vegnel a leger	vegns a leger	vegn a leger	vegnin a leger	vegnis a leger	vegnan a leger
conditional	jeu	ti	el/ella	nus	vus	els/ellas
present	legess	legesses	legess	legessen	legesses	legessen
future	vegness a leger	vegnesses a leger	vegness a leger	vegnessen a leger	vegnesses a leger	vegnessen a leger
subjunctive	che jeu	che ti	ch'el/ch'ella	che nus	che vus	ch'els/ch'ellas
present	legia	legias	legia	legian	legias	legian
future	vegni a leger	vegnies a leger	vegni a leger	vegnîen a leger	vegnîes a leger	vegnien a leger
imperative	—	ti	—	—	vus	—
		lega			legai

Alternative forms

• liger (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)
• ler (Puter)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

leger m (feminine singular legra, masculine plural legers, feminine plural legras)

1. (Sursilvan) merry, happy

   Synonym: allegher

Alternative forms

• legher (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Swedish

Adjective

leger (comparative legerare, superlative legerast)

1. alternative form of legär

Inflection

Inflection of leger

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	leger	legerare	legerast
neuter singular	legert	legerare	legerast
plural	legera	legerare	legerast
masculine plural2	legere	legerare	legerast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	legere	legerare	legeraste
all	legera	legerare	legeraste

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.

Anagrams

• regel