legge

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English

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Noun

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legge (plural legges)

  1. Obsolete spelling of leg.

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Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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  • ligge (Kölsch)
  • lijje (westernmost Ripuarian)
  • liede (northernmost Ripuarian)
  • liere (Siegerland)
  • leide (other Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

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From Middle High German līden, from Old High German līdan, from Proto-West Germanic *līþan.

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legge (third-person singular present tense legg, past tense lett, past participle jeledde or jelegge)

  1. (most dialects of Ripuarian) to suffer

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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legge

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of leggen

Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin lēgem, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, from *leǵ- (to gather).

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Noun

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legge f (plural leggi)

  1. law
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Descendants
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  • Esperanto: leĝo

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Verb

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legge

  1. third-person singular present indicative of leggere

Lombard

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Etymology

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From Latin lex, legem (law).

Pronunciation

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  • (Eastern) IPA(key): /ˈleːdʒe/, [ˈledʒe]

Noun

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legge f (plural leggi)

  1. Alternative form of lege (law)

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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legge (plural legges)

  1. Alternative form of leg
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Etymology 2

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Usually considered to be from leggen, a variant of leyen (to put, lay (down, waste to)).

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Noun

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legge (plural legges)

  1. supporting beam, supporting bar, bracing
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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legge

  1. Alternative form of lege (liege)

Adjective

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legge

  1. Alternative form of lege (adjective)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlêɡːe/, [ˈlɛ̂ɡːə]
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Verb

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legge (present tense legger, past tense la, past participle lagt, passive infinitive legges, present participle leggende, imperative legg)

  1. to lay, put, place

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leggja.

Verb

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legge (present tense legg, past tense la, past participle lagt, passive infinitive leggast, present participle leggande, imperative legg)

  1. to lay, put, place
  2. to build, make.
  3. to spread out.

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