legg

See also: Legg

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin lex, legem (“law”).

Pronunciation

• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈleːdʒ/, [leːtʃ]

Noun

legg f (invariable)

1. Alternative form of lege (“law”)

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from English leg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛk/

Noun

legg m (plural leggs)

1. leg (a game played in a tournament)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leggr.

Noun

legg m (definite singular leggen, indefinite plural legger, definite plural leggene)

1. (anatomy) lower leg from the knee to the ankle, including the calf and shin.

Etymology 2

Verb

legg

1. imperative of legge

References

• “legg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leggr.

Noun

legg m (definite singular leggen, indefinite plural legger or leggar, definite plural leggene or leggane)

1. (anatomy) lower leg from the knee to the ankle, including the calf and shin.

Etymology 2

From leggje, legge (“to lay”).

Noun

legg n (definite singular legget, indefinite plural legg, definite plural legga)

1. the act of laying
2. something laid
3. a collection of sheets in a manuscript

Etymology 3

Clipping of legitimasjon.

Noun

legg n (definite singular legget, indefinite plural legg, definite plural legga)

1. (slang) ID, identification

   Du må ha med legg når du skal på polet.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

legg

1. inflection of legga, legge, leggja and leggje:
   1. present tense
   2. imperative

References

• “legg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Verb

legg

1. inflection of leggja:
   1. first-person singular present active indicative
   2. second-person singular present active imperative

Swedish

Noun

legg n

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of leg (“ID”)

Usage notes

Appears to be much less common compared to leg on Google.

Declension

Declension of legg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	legg	legget	legg	leggen
Genitive	leggs	leggets	leggs	leggens

Derived terms

• falsklegg (“fake ID”)

References

• legg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• legg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)