legge
English edit
Noun edit
legge (plural legges)
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Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
- ligge (Kölsch)
- lijje (westernmost Ripuarian)
- liede (northernmost Ripuarian)
- liere (Siegerland)
- leide (other Moselle Franconian)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German līden, from Old High German līdan, from Proto-West Germanic *līþan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
legge (third-person singular present tense legg, past tense lett, past participle jeledde or jelegge)
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Dutch edit
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Audio (file)
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legge
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin lēgem, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, from *leǵ- (“to gather”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
legge f (plural leggi)
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Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Esperanto: leĝo
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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legge
Lombard edit
Etymology edit
From Latin lex, legem (“law”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
legge f (plural leggi)
- Alternative form of lege (“law”)
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
legge (plural legges)
- Alternative form of leg
Descendants edit
- English: leg
Etymology 2 edit
Usually considered to be from leggen, a variant of leyen (“to put, lay (down, waste to)”).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
legge (plural legges)
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “leǧǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
legge
- Alternative form of lege (“liege”)
Adjective edit
legge
- Alternative form of lege (adjective)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Cognates include Danish lægge, Swedish lägga, German legen, Dutch leggen, and English lay. Compare with ligge.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
legge (present tense legger, past tense la, past participle lagt, passive infinitive legges, present participle leggende, imperative legg)
Derived terms edit
- bøtelegge
- fargelegge
- fastlegge
- forelegge
- forlegge
- framlegge
- fremlegge
- gravlegge
- grunnlegge
- ilegge
- innlegge
- islagt
- kartlegge
- legge an på
- legge bi
- legge fra land
- legge ned
- legge opp
- legge på
- legge seg ut med
- legge til
- legge til lands
- legge ut
- leggetid
- leggevann
- leggevatn
- nedlegge
- planlegge
- pålegge
- skattlegge
- skrinlegge
- tilbakelegge
- tillegge
- tilrettelegge
- tørrlegge
- vektlegging
- ødelegge
Related terms edit
References edit
- “legge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
legge (present tense legg, past tense la, past participle lagt, passive infinitive leggast, present participle leggande, imperative legg)
Alternative forms edit
References edit
- “legge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.