læg
See also: laeg
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse leggr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛːɡ/, [lɛːˀɡ̊]
Noun
læg c (singular definite læggen, plural indefinite lægge)
- (anatomy) calf (of the leg)
Inflection
Declension of læg
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | læg | læggen | lægge | læggene |
| genitive | lægs | læggens | lægges | læggenes |
Etymology 2
Verbal noun to lægge (“lay”), from Old Norse leggja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛːɡ/, [lɛːˀɡ̊]
Noun
læg n (singular definite lægget, plural indefinite læg)
- pleat
- tuck
Declension of læg
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | læg | lægget | læg | læggene |
| genitive | lægs | læggets | lægs | læggenes |
Etymology 3
From Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus (“lay, layman”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛːɡ/, [lɛjˀ]
Adjective
læg
- lay (non-professional, non-clergy)
Inflection
| Inflection of læg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | læg | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | lægt | — | —2 |
| Plural | læge | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | læge | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛɡ/, [lɛɡ̊]
Verb
læg
- imperative of lægge
Old English
Alternative forms
- leġ, leġe
Verb
læġ
- First-person singular preterite form of licgan
- Third-person singular preterite form of licgan
Descendants
- English: lay