leggje

Norwegian Nynorsk

verb-comireg
Definitions
  • to lay, put, place.
  • to build, make.
  • to spread out.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse leggja (lay, place, put) 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
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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