leggen

leggen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch leggen, from Old Dutch leggen, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: leg‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɛɣən

Verb

leggen

1. (transitive) to lay (to place in a lying position)
2. (transitive) to lay (eggs) (to produce and deposit eggs)

   Deze kip legt haar eieren op rare plekken.

   This chicken lays her eggs in strange places.

3. (Holland, colloquial, proscribed) Alternative form of liggen.

Inflection

Inflection of leggen (weak)
infinitive	leggen
past singular	legde
past participle	gelegd
infinitive	leggen
gerund	leggen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	leg	legde
2nd person sing. (jij)	legt	legde
2nd person sing. (u)	legt	legde
2nd person sing. (gij)	legt	legde
3rd person singular	legt	legde
plural	leggen	legden
subjunctive sing.1	legge	legde
subjunctive plur.1	leggen	legden
imperative sing.	leg
imperative plur.1	legt
participles	leggend	gelegd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aanleggen
• afleggen
• beleggen
• blootleggen
• droogleggen
• inleggen
• nabijgelegen
• neerleggen
• omleggen
• opleggen
• uitleggen
• vastleggen
• verleggen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lê
• Berbice Creole Dutch: lek
• Negerhollands: lee, leggen
• Skepi Creole Dutch: lek

See also

• liggen

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Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German leggen, from Old Saxon leggian, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Compare Dutch leggen, German legen, English lay, Danish lægge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.ŋ/, /ˈlɛɣ(ː)ən/, /ˈlɛɡ(ː)ən/, /ˈleɣ(ː)ən/

Verb

leggen (past singular legg or leed, past participle leggt, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to lay

   He leed en Hand op mien Schuller.

   He laid his hand on my shoulder.

Conjugation

Conjugation of leggen (weak verb, irregular)

infinitive	leggen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	legg	legg, leed
2nd person singular	leggst	leggst, leedst
3rd person singular	leggt	legg, leed
plural	leggt	leggen, leden
imperative	present	—
singular	legg
plural	leggt
participle	present	past
	leggen	leggt
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch leggen, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.

Verb

leggen

1. to lay (down), to place
2. to lay (eggs)
3. to build, to make
4. to station (armies)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: leggen
  • Afrikaans: lê
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: lek
  • Negerhollands: lee, leggen
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: lek
• Limburgish: lègke

Further reading

• “leggen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “leggen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

leggen m

1. definite singular of legg

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

leggen m

1. definite singular of legg

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.

Verb

leggen

1. to lay, to place

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: leggen
  • Dutch: leggen
    • Afrikaans: lê
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: lek
    • Negerhollands: lee, leggen
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: lek
  • Limburgish: lègke

Further reading

• “leggen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Swedish

Noun

leggen

1. definite plural of leg