leggen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch leggen, from Old Dutch leggen, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. A causative verb to liggen (“to lie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛɣə(n)/

• Audio:

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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

Conjugation

Conjugation 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, leg2	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. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• aaneenleggen
• aanleggen
• achteraanleggen
• achterleggen
• achteropleggen
• achteroverleggen
• achteruitleggen
• afleggen
• beleggen
• bijeenleggen
• bijleggen
• binnenleggen
• blootleggen
• bovenleggen
• buitenleggen
• dichtleggen
• doodleggen
• doorleggen
• droogleggen
• dwarsleggen
• geen windeieren leggen
• geleggen
• gelijkleggen
• gereedleggen
• gevangenleggen
• heenleggen
• ineenleggen
• inleggen
• klaarleggen
• kromleggen
• kwijtleggen
• lamleggen
• leg, eileg
• legbatterij
• legpuzzel
• losleggen
• medeleggen
• meeleggen
• misleggen
• naleggen
• nederleggen
• neerleggen
• omhoogleggen
• omlaagleggen
• omleggen
• omverleggen
• onderleggen
• ontleggen
• opeenleggen
• openleggen
• opleggen
• opzijleggen
• overeenleggen
• overleggen
• platleggen
• rechtleggen
• rondleggen
• samenleggen
• schoonleggen
• stilleggen
• tegenoverleggen
• terechtleggen
• terugleggen
• thuisleggen
• toeleggen
• tussenleggen
• uiteenleggen
• uitleggen
• vastleggen
• verderleggen
• verleggen
• volleggen
• vooraanleggen
• voorbijleggen
• voorinleggen
• voorleggen
• vooropleggen
• vooroverleggen
• voortleggen
• vrijleggen
• wederleggen
• weerleggen
• wegleggen

 

Descendants

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

See also

• liggen

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.

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

leggen m

1. definite singular of legg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

leggen m

1. definite singular of legg

Old Dutch

Etymology

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

Verb

leggen

1. to lay, to place

Inflection

Conjugation of leggen (weak class 1)

infinitive	leggen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	leggo, leggon	legida
2nd person singular	legis, legist	legidos
3rd person singular	legit	legida
1st person plural	leggen	legidun
2nd person plural	legit	legidut
3rd person plural	leggent	legidun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	legge	legidi
2nd person singular	legges, leggest	legidis
3rd person singular	legge	legidi
1st person plural	leggen	legidin
2nd person plural	legget	legidit
3rd person plural	leggen	legidin
imperative	present
singular	legi
plural	legit
participle	present	past
	leggendi	legit, gilegit

Conjugation of leggen (weak class 1 irregular, Rückumlaut)

infinitive	leggen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	leggo, leggon	lagda
2nd person singular	legis, legist	lagdos
3rd person singular	legit	lagda
1st person plural	leggen	lagdun
2nd person plural	legit	lagdut
3rd person plural	leggent	lagdun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	legge	legdi
2nd person singular	legges, leggest	legdis
3rd person singular	legge	legdi
1st person plural	leggen	legdin
2nd person plural	legget	legdit
3rd person plural	leggen	legdin
imperative	present
singular	legi
plural	legit
participle	present	past
	leggendi	laht, gilaht

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

Swedish

Noun

leggen

1. definite plural of leg