liggere
Middle English
Alternative forms
- leger, ligere, ligger, lyger, lyggar, lygger
Etymology
From liggen, leggen (variant of leyen "to lie") + -er,.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlidʒər(ə)/, /ˈliɡər(ə)/, /ˈlɛɡ-/
Noun
liggere (rare)
- A large breviary (as a book that "lies" in situ)
- A support, base, or foundation:
- A particular sort of saddletree.
- A particular sort of mattress.
- A resident or lurker; one who frequents something.
- A sort of cape (perhaps as it "lies" on the back).
Descendants
- English: ledger, ligger
References
- “liǧǧer, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-26.