afleggen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɑflɛɣə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to cover (e.g. a distance)
  • (intransitive) to perish, to die
  • (intransitive) to be defeated
  • (transitive) to prepare a deceased person for the funeral

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch afleggen inherited from Proto-Germanic *abalagjaną compound from Dutch, Flemish af (off, from, down-, de-, away) + Dutch, Flemish leggen (lay).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

leggen

Gloss

lay

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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