lecgan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną, a causative form of *ligjaną (Old English licgan), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Compare Old Frisian ledza, lega, leia, Old Saxon leggian, Old Dutch leggen, Old High German leggen, Old Norse leggja, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (lagjan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlej.jɑn/, [ˈled.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

leċġan

  1. to put or place
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English‎:
      Hwǣr leġdest þū mīne bōc?
      Where did you put my book?
  2. to bury (a person)
    • Peterborough Chronicle, year 1075
      Ēadgȳþ forþfērde on Wintanċeastre, seofon nihtum ǣr Cristesmæssan, and sē cyning hīe lēt bringan tō Westmynstre mid miċelum weorþsċipe, and leġde hīe wiþ Ēadweard cyning hire hlāford.
      Edith passed away in Winchester, a week before Christmas, and the king had her brought to Westminster with great honor, and buried her by King Edward her lord.
  3. to lay (an egg)
    Þæt ċicen leġde ǣġ ǣlċe dæġe. ― The chicken laid an egg every day.

Conjugation
Conjugation of leċġan (weak class 1)
infinitive leċġan leċġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular leċġe leġde
second person singular leġst leġdest
third person singular leġþ leġde
plural leċġaþ leġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular leċġe leġde
plural leċġen leġden
imperative
singular leġe
plural leċġaþ
participle present past
leċġende (ġe)leġed, (ġe)leġd

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: leyen, leyn, leygen, layn, leggen, leghen, lecchen
    • English: lay
    • Scots: lay
    • Yola: laaye, laay
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