lag

Old Norse

noun
Definitions
  • stratum, layer
  • due place, right position
  • companionship, fellowship
  • living together
  • cohabitation
  • market price, tax
  • thrust, stab (with a knife, sword or spear)
  • air, tune

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *lagą (that which is laid down, something laid, law) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down), *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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