legge
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German līden, from Old High German līdan, from Proto-West Germanic *līþan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleɡə/
Verb
legge (third-person singular present tense legg, past tense lett, past participle jeledde or jelegge)
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin lēgem, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, from *leǵ- (“to gather”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈled.d͡ʒe/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eddʒe
- Hyphenation: lég‧ge
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Esperanto: leĝo
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛd.d͡ʒe/
- Rhymes: -ɛddʒe
- Hyphenation: lèg‧ge
Lombard
Etymology
From Latin lex, legem (“law”).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern) IPA(key): /ˈleːdʒe/, [ˈledʒe]
Middle English
Descendants
- English: leg
Etymology 2
Usually considered to be from leggen, a variant of leyen (“to put, lay (down, waste to)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛdʒ(ə)/
Derived terms
References
- “leǧǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.
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): /ˈlêɡːe/, [ˈlɛ̂ɡːə]
Audio (file)
Verb
legge (present tense legger, past tense la, past participle lagt, passive infinitive legges, present participle leggende, imperative legg)
Derived terms
- bøtelegge
- fargelegge
- fastlegge
- forelegge
- forlegge
- framlegge
- fremlegge
- gravlegge
- grunnlegge
- ilegge
- innlegge
- islagt
- kartlegge
- legge an på
- legge bi
- legge fra land
- legge ned
- legge opp
- legge på
- legge seg ut med
- legge til
- legge til lands
- legge ut
- leggetid
- leggevann
- leggevatn
- nedlegge
- planlegge
- pålegge
- skattlegge
- skrinlegge
- tilbakelegge
- tillegge
- tilrettelegge
- tørrlegge
- vektlegging
- ødelegge
Related terms
References
- “legge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
legge (present tense legg, past tense la, past participle lagt, passive infinitive leggast, present participle leggande, imperative legg)
References
- “legge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.