lægge
Danish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną (“to lay, place”), cognate with English lay and German legen. A causative from the verb *ligjaną (“to lie”), cf. Danish ligge. The two verbs are often confused in Danish in the infinitive and the present (and among speakers of Jutlandish in all forms).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editlægge (imperative læg, infinitive at lægge, present tense lægger, past tense lagde, perfect tense har lagt)
Conjugation
editInflection of lægge
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- ligge (“to lie”)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlægge c
- indefinite plural of læg