leggja

Icelandic

/ˈlɛcːa/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (transitive) to lay, to put
  • (transitive) to lay (stones, tiles, a road), to pave
  • (transitive) to jab, thrust
  • (ambitransitive) to park (a vehicle)
  • (impersonal) to cover with ice, freeze over
  • (impersonal) to waft (over an area, room, etc.)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse leggja (lay, place, put) inherited from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną (lay, place).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lagjaną

Gloss

lay, place

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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