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leggur

leggur

Faroese

Noun

leggur m (genitive singular leggjar, plural leggir)

shank, lower leg
stipe

Declension

m31	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	leggur	leggurin	leggir	leggirnir
Accusative	legg	leggin	leggir	leggirnar
Dative	leggi	legginum	leggjum	leggjunum
Genitive	leggjar	leggjarins	leggja	leggjanna

Verb

leggur

second-person singular present indicative of fara
third-person singular present indicative of fara

Conjugation

Conjugation of leggja

number	singular			plural
v-20

infinitive	leggja
present participle	leggjandi
past participle a8	lagdur
supine	lagt
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	leggi	leggur	leggur	leggja
past	legði	legði	legði	løgdu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	leggj!	—	leggjið!

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leggr, cognates include the Swedish lägg and English leg.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛkːʏr

Noun

leggur m ‎(genitive singular leggjar or leggs, nominative plural leggir)

Derived terms

komast á legg

Synonyms

(leg):^def. fóleggur
(stalk):^def. stilkur
(bone):^def. bein