English

Proper noun

Legge

1. A surname​.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

legge

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of leggen

Italian

Etymology

Latin lēx, legem.

Pronunciation

• Stress: légge, IPA^(key): /ˈleddʒe/

Noun

legge f ‎(plural leggi)

1. law

Related terms

• leggina

Verb

legge

1. third-person singular indicative present of leggere

Middle English

Noun

legge (plural legges)

1. leg

Descendants

• English: leg

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin lego.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛddʒə/

Verb

legge

1. to read

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Cognates include Danish lægge, Swedish lägga, German legen, Dutch leggen, and English lay. Compare ligge

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlêɡe/

Verb

legge ‎(present tense legger, past tense la, past participle lagt, passive infinitive legges, present participle leggende, imperative legg)

1. to lay, put, place

Related terms

• lag

Derived terms

References

• “legge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

legge ‎(present tense legg, past tense la, past participle lagt, passive infinitive leggast, present participle leggande, imperative legg)

1. Alternative form of leggja