legge

See also: Legge

English

Noun

legge (plural legges)

1. Obsolete spelling of leg

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Pronunciation

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Verb

legge

1. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) singular present subjunctive of leggen

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Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin lēgem, accusative of lēx, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, from *leǵ- (“to gather”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lég‧ge

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Noun

legge f (plural leggi)

1. law

Derived terms

• leggina

Related terms

• leale
• legale
• legittimo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛd.d͡ʒe/
• Hyphenation: lèg‧ge

Verb

legge

1. third-person singular indicative present of leggere

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

legge (plural legges)

1. Alternative form of leg

Descendants

• English: leg

Etymology 2

Usually considered to be from leggen, a variant of leyen (“to put, lay (down, waste to)”).

Alternative forms

• ledge, lege

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛdʒ(ə)/

Noun

legge (plural legges)

2. supporting beam, supporting bar, bracing

Derived terms

• legement

Descendants

• English: ledge

References

• “leǧǧe (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman lige.

Noun

legge

1. Alternative form of lege (“liege”)

Adjective

legge

1. Alternative form of lege (adjective)

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Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin legere, present active infinitive of legō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛddʒə/

Verb

legge

1. to read

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Cognates include Danish lægge, Swedish lägga, German legen, Dutch leggen, and English lay. Compare with ligge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlêɡe/

Verb

legge (present tense legger, past tense la, past participle lagt, passive infinitive legges, present participle leggende, imperative legg)

1. to lay, put, place

Derived terms

Terms derived from legge

• bøtelegge
• fargelegge
• fastlegge
• framlegge, fremlegge
• forelegge
• forlegge
• gravlegge
• grunnlegge
• ilegge
• innlegge
• islagt
• kartlegge

• legge an på
• legge bi
• legge fra land
• legge ned
• legge opp
• legge på
• legge seg ut med
• leggetid
• legge til
• legge til lands
• leggevann
• leggevatn

• legge ut
• nedlegge
• planlegge
• pålegge
• skattlegge
• skrinlegge
• tilbakelegge
• tillegge
• tilrettelegge
• tørrlegge
• vektlegging
• ødelegge

Related terms

• lag

References

• “legge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse leggja.

Verb

legge (present tense legg, past tense la, past participle lagt, passive infinitive leggast, present participle leggande, imperative legg)

1. to lay, put, place
2. to build, make.
3. to spread out.

Alternative forms

• legga
• leggja, leggje

References

• “legge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.