leggen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈlɛɣə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to lay to place in a lying position
  • (transitive) to lay (eggs) to produce and deposit eggs
  • (Hollandic) (alternative form of) liggen.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch leggen inherited from Old Dutch leggen inherited from *laggjan (place) 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
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Ontological Category

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