leje

Danish

/lajə/

noun
Definitions
  • bed, bedding anything that someone lies on
  • lair, den, form, seat
  • bearing
  • berth space for a ship to moor
  • fishing hamlet
  • pitch, range
  • presentation position of the foetus in the uterus at birth

Etymology

Inherited from Old Danish leghæ derived from Old Norse lega (lying in bed) inherited from Proto-Germanic *legǭ derived from Old Norse lægi (anchorage) inherited from Proto-Germanic *lēgiją, *ligjaną (lie, recline).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*ligjaną

Gloss

lie, recline

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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