"laye" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: layes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} laye (plural layes)
  1. Obsolete spelling of lay (“a song”) Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: lay (extra: a song)
    Sense id: en-laye-en-noun-eMajw19r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Verb

Forms: layes [present, singular, third-person], laying [participle, present], layed [participle, past], layed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|~s|laying|~d}} laye (third-person singular simple present layes, present participle laying, simple past and past participle layed)
  1. Obsolete spelling of lay Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: lay
    Sense id: en-laye-en-verb-dOIvTsQa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Inflected forms

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