"leggja" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

IPA: /²lɛjːɑ/, /²lɛɟ͡ʝːɑ/, /²lɛʝːɑ/ Forms: legg [present], la [past], lagt [participle, past], leggjast [infinitive, passive], leggjande [participle, present], legg [imperative]
Etymology: From Old Norse leggja (“lay, put, place”), from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Akin to English lay. Etymology templates: {{root|nn|ine-pro|*legʰ-}}, {{inh|nn|non|leggja||lay, put, place}} Old Norse leggja (“lay, put, place”), {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*lagjaną}} Proto-Germanic *lagjaną, {{cog|en|lay}} English lay
  1. lay; put something in a horizontal position
    Sense id: en-leggja-nn-verb-jYXwnKl9
  2. to build, make.
    Sense id: en-leggja-nn-verb-uiZUNrAq
  3. to spread out.
    Sense id: en-leggja-nn-verb-lkd8X8PR
  4. to leave, leave behind
    Sense id: en-leggja-nn-verb-pdEBMX-W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: leggje, legga, legge Derived forms: leggja seg

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "leggja seg"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*legʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "non",
        "3": "leggja",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "English lay",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse leggja (“lay, put, place”), from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Akin to English lay.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "legg",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lagt",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leggjast",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leggjande",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legg",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'll put it here.",
          "text": "Eg legg det her.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lay; put something in a horizontal position"
      ],
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        [
          "lay",
          "lay"
        ],
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ],
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          "horizontal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to build, make."
      ],
      "id": "en-leggja-nn-verb-uiZUNrAq",
      "links": [
        [
          "build",
          "build"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to spread out."
      ],
      "id": "en-leggja-nn-verb-lkd8X8PR",
      "links": [
        [
          "spread out",
          "spread out"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I will leave (behind) some books that I don't need anymore.",
          "text": "Eg legg att nokon bøker som eg ikkje treng meir."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to leave, leave behind"
      ],
      "id": "en-leggja-nn-verb-pdEBMX-W",
      "links": [
        [
          "leave",
          "leave"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²lɛjːɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/²lɛɟ͡ʝːɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/²lɛʝːɑ/"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "leggje"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "legga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "legge"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leggja"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Norse non-lemma forms",
    "Old Norse noun forms",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "leggja seg"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "non",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*lagjaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lagjaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lay"
      },
      "expansion": "English lay",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "legg",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lagt",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leggjast",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leggjande",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legg",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'll put it here.",
          "text": "Eg legg det her.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lay; put something in a horizontal position"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lay",
          "lay"
        ],
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ],
        [
          "horizontal",
          "horizontal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to build, make."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "build",
          "build"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to spread out."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spread out",
          "spread out"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I will leave (behind) some books that I don't need anymore.",
          "text": "Eg legg att nokon bøker som eg ikkje treng meir."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to leave, leave behind"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leave",
          "leave"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²lɛjːɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/²lɛɟ͡ʝːɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/²lɛʝːɑ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "leggje"
    },
    {
      "word": "legga"
    },
    {
      "word": "legge"
    }
  ],
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}

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