Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leggr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛːɡ/, [lɛːˀɡ̊]

Noun

læg c (singular definite læggen, plural indefinite lægge)

1. (anatomy) calf (of the leg)

Inflection

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)

1. pleat
2. tuck

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

1. lay (non-professional, non-clergy)

Inflection

Etymology 4

Non-lemma forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛɡ/, [lɛɡ̊]

Verb

læg

1. imperative of lægge

Old English

Verb

læġ

1. First-person singular preterite form of licgan
2. Third-person singular preterite form of licgan