leger
See also: léger
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛd͡ʒə(ɹ)/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛdʒə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French léger, assumed to be from Latin leviarius, from levis (“light in weight”). See levity.
Adjective
leger (comparative more leger, superlative most leger)
- (obsolete) Light; slender, slim; trivial.
Etymology 2
A variant of ledger.
Adjective
leger (comparative more leger, superlative most leger)
- Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.
- a leger ambassador
Noun
leger (plural legers)
- An ambassador or minister resident at a court or seat of government; a leiger or lieger.
- 1655, Thomas Fuller, James Nichols, editor, The Church History of Britain, […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), new edition, London: […] [James Nichols] for Thomas Tegg and Son, […], published 1837, OCLC 913056315:
- Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome
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- (obsolete) Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.
- (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 10074502, 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 476500588, 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 78250617, 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.
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Verb
leger (third-person singular simple present legers, present participle legering, simple past and past participle legered)
- (transitive, intransitive, Britain, 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 82855212, 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 297249299, 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.
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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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- Ergle, regle
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleː.ɣər/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: le‧ger
- Rhymes: -eːɣər
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch leger, from Old Dutch *leger, from Proto-West Germanic *legr, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *legrą.. Cognate to English lair.
Noun
leger n (plural legers, diminutive legertje n)
- army, armed forces
- Het leger moet leger! ― The army must become emptier!
- form (habitation of a hare)
- (archaic) bed, crib
- (figurative) mass, multitude
- Short for dijkleger.
Derived terms
- aanvalsleger
- bedleger
- belegeren
- belegering
- beroepsleger
- bevrijdingsleger
- dijkleger
- huurleger
- keurleger
- krijgsleger
- landleger
- legeraalmoezenier
- legeraanvoerder
- legerafdeling
- legerarts
- legerauto
- legerbarak
- legerbasis
- legerbericht
- legerbevelhebber
- legercommandant
- legercommando
- Leger des Heils
- 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
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
leger
- Comparative form of leeg
Verb
leger
- first-person singular present indicative of legeren
- imperative of legeren
Anagrams
- geler, regel
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French léger.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈʒɛːɐ̯/, /leˈʒeːɐ̯/
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: le‧ger
Adjective
leger (strong nominative masculine singular legerer, comparative legerer, superlative am legersten)
- casual, informal
- (of clothing) dressed down
Declension
Positive forms of leger
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| 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 | all genders | ||
| 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 | all genders | ||
| 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
From Dutch legger (“ledger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛɡər/
- Hyphenation: lè‧gêr
Noun
lègêr (first-person possessive legerku, second-person possessive legermu, third-person possessive legernya)
- (education) a ledger, the marking register.
Further reading
- “leger” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈɡer/
Verb
leger
- 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
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of lēgō
Middle English
Noun
leger
- Alternative form of liggere
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
leger m
- indefinite plural of lege
Verb
leger
- present of lege
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
leger f
- 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 *leg- (Old Irish lige, Irish luighe), Proto-Slavic *ležati (Russian лежа́ть (ležátʹ)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈle.jer/
Noun
leġer n
- the state or action of lying, lying down, or lying ill
- on ðam sixtan dæge his legeres ― on the sixth day of his illness
- resting-place; couch, bed
- deathbed, grave
- on gehalgodan legere licgan ― to be buried in a consecrated grave
Declension
Declension of leger (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | leġer | leġru |
| accusative | leġer | leġru |
| genitive | leġres | leġra |
| dative | leġre | leġrum |
Related terms
- ġeliġer
- lecgan
- licgan
- lōg
- lōgian
Descendants
- Middle English: leir, leire, lair, lare
- English: lair
- Scots: lair, lear, layer, lare
Romansch
Etymology 1
From Latin legō, legere.
Verb
leger
- (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)
- (Sursilvan) merry, happy
- Synonym: allegher
Alternative forms
- legher (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran)
Swedish
Adjective
leger (comparative legerare, superlative legerast)
- Alternative form of legär
Inflection
| Inflection of leger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | leger | legerare | legerast |
| Neuter singular | legert | legerare | legerast |
| Plural | legera | legerare | legerast |
| Masculine plural3 | legere | legerare | legerast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | legere | legerare | legeraste |
| All | legera | legerare | legeraste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Anagrams
- regel