legn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German legen, from Old High German leggen, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Cognates include German legen, English lay, Danish lægge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈle̞ːŋ/
  • Hyphenation: legn

Verb

legn (past participle glegt)

  1. (transitive) to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it afterwards lies as opposed to being gsetzt or gsteit/gstöt.

Conjugation

Conjugation of legn
infinitive legn
past participle glegt
present past subjunctive
1st person singular leg legad
2nd person singular legst legast
3rd person singular legt legad
1st person plural legn legadn
2nd person plural legts legats
3rd person plural legn legadn
imperative
singular leg
plural legts

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian legno, from lignum.

Noun

legn

  1. wood (the material)