Reconstruction:Old English/læge

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lāgī, from Proto-Germanic *lēgijaz, a West Germanic variant of *lēgaz (“low, flat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlæː.je/

Adjective

*lǣġe

  1. low, low-lying
  2. fallow, unploughed; arable

Declension

Declension of *lǣġe — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *lǣġe *lǣġu, *lǣġo *lǣġe
Accusative *lǣġne *lǣġe *lǣġe
Genitive *lǣġes *lǣġre *lǣġes
Dative *lǣġum *lǣġre *lǣġum
Instrumental *lǣġe *lǣġre *lǣġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *lǣġe *lǣġa, *lǣġe *lǣġu, *lǣġo
Accusative *lǣġe *lǣġa, *lǣġe *lǣġu, *lǣġo
Genitive *lǣġra *lǣġra *lǣġra
Dative *lǣġum *lǣġum *lǣġum
Instrumental *lǣġum *lǣġum *lǣġum
Declension of *lǣġe — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *lǣġa *lǣġe *lǣġe
Accusative *lǣġan *lǣġan *lǣġe
Genitive *lǣġan *lǣġan *lǣġan
Dative *lǣġan *lǣġan *lǣġan
Instrumental *lǣġan *lǣġan *lǣġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *lǣġan *lǣġan *lǣġan
Accusative *lǣġan *lǣġan *lǣġan
Genitive *lǣġra, *lǣġena *lǣġra, *lǣġena *lǣġra, *lǣġena
Dative *lǣġum *lǣġum *lǣġum
Instrumental *lǣġum *lǣġum *lǣġum

Derived terms

  • lǣġæcer
  • lǣġhryċġ

Descendants

  • Middle English: leyȝe, leye, ley, lay
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