laigh

Gaelic (Scots)

verb
Definitions
  • lie be in recumbent position
  • lay
  • lean, light, land
  • perch
  • settle, recline, press upon

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish laigid (lie down) inherited from Proto-Celtic *lego- inherited 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

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