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leggen

leggen

Low German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ɡən/

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


Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

leggen m

  1. definite singular of legg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

leggen m

  1. definite singular of legg

Swedish

Noun

leggen

  1. definite plural of leg