leggja

Norwegian Nynorsk

/²lɛjːɑ/

inf
Definitions
  • lay; put something in a horizontal position
  • to build, make.
  • to spread out. leggja att
  • to leave, leave behind

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse leggja (lay, place, put) inherited from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną (lay, place) root from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*legʰ-

Gloss

lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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