legge
English
Noun
legge (plural legges)
- Obsolete spelling of leg
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Verb
legge
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of leggen
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin lēgem, accusative of lēx, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, from *leǵ- (“to gather”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈled.d͡ʒe/
- Stress: légge
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Noun
legge f (plural leggi)
- law
Derived terms
- leggina
Related terms
- leale
- legale
- legittimo
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛd.d͡ʒe/
Verb
legge
- third-person singular indicative present of leggere
Middle English
Noun
legge (plural legges)
- 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)
- 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
- Alternative form of lege (“liege”)
Adjective
legge
- Alternative form of lege (adjective)
Neapolitan
Etymology
From Latin legere, present active infinitive of legō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛddʒə/
Verb
legge
- to read
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)
- to lay, put, place
Derived terms
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Related terms
- lag
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)
- Alternative form of leggja