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See also: laeg
Danish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz (“leg, thigh”). English leg is borrowed from Old Norse.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
læg c (singular definite læggen, plural indefinite lægge)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of læg
Etymology 2[edit]
Verbal noun from lægge (“to lay”), compare Norwegian legg and Swedish lägg.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
læg n (singular definite lægget, plural indefinite læg)
Declension of læg
Etymology 3[edit]
From Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus (“lay, layman”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “people”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
læg (neuter lægt, plural and definite singular attributive læge)
- lay (non-professional, non-clergy)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of læg | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | læg | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | lægt | — | —2 |
Plural | læge | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | læge | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
læg
- imperative of lægge
Etymology 5[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
læg
- imperative of læge
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Verb[edit]
læg
- imperative of lægje
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
læġ
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