lägga

Swedish

/lɛɡa/

verb-irr
Definitions
  • lay, put; to place something down in a position of rest, in particular when it either lies down flat, or the eventual orientation doesn't matter, such as, in a heap.
  • to put (into a bag, in a pocket or in a box of some kind)
  • to cause something or someone to lie down
  • (reflexive) to lie down; to assume a reclining position.
  • (reflexive) accumulate on the ground without melting
  • (transitive) to put to bed
  • (reflexive) to go to bed; to go to sleep
  • lay; to install e.g. flooring or a roof
  • lay an egg; give birth to
  • fold into a shape suitable for storage (about large pieces of fabric, e.g. sheets or larger table cloths)
  • (card games) to play (a card)
  • (card games) to fold; to cease to take further part in a certain deal; to withdraw from further betting
  • (reflexive) to position oneself, with respect to someone else who is moving in the same direction

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish læggia 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

Emoji

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