leag

English

Noun

leag (plural leags)

  1. Archaic spelling of league.
    • 1989, Harry W. Duckworth, The English River Book: A North West Company Journal and Account Book of 1786‎[1], McGill-Queens, →ISBN, page 19:
      I found the hand & three others Indians the rest of the Canoes Camped 2 leags Below
    • 2000, Harry S. Burrage, Gorges and the Grant of the Province of Maine 1622‎[2], Heritage Books, →ISBN, page 81:
      … from the Illand of flowers beinge ten Leags South weste from ytt.
    • 2006, Joseph E. Garland, The Fish and the Falcon‎[3], The History Press, →ISBN, page 156:
      … E [by] S distant six Leags.

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish lecaid, from Old Norse leggja.[3]

Verb

leag (present analytic leagann, future analytic leagfaidh, verbal noun leagan, past participle leagtha) (ambitransitive)

  1. to knock down
  2. to lay, set
    Leagfaidh tú síos ansin anois na bosca sin. ― You will set those boxes down there now.
  3. (knitting) to cast off (stitch)
Conjugation
Conjugation of leag (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present leagaim leagann tú;
leagair† 		leagann sé, sí leagaimid; leagann muid leagann sibh leagann siad;
leagaid† 		a leagann; a leagas leagtar
past leag mé; leagas leag tú; leagais leag sé, sí leagamar; leag muid leag sibh; leagabhair leag siad; leagadar a leag leagadh
past habitual leagainn leagtá leagadh sé, sí leagaimis; leagadh muid leagadh sibh leagaidís; leagadh siad a leagadh leagtaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future leagfaidh mé;
leagfad 		leagfaidh tú;
leagfair† 		leagfaidh sé, sí leagfaimid;
leagfaidh muid 		leagfaidh sibh leagfaidh siad;
leagfaid† 		a leagfaidh; a leagfas leagfar
conditional leagfainn leagfá leagfadh sé, sí leagfaimis; leagfadh muid leagfadh sibh leagfaidís; leagfadh siad a leagfadh leagfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go leaga mé;
go leagad† 		go leaga tú;
go leagair† 		go leaga sé, sí go leagaimid;
go leaga muid 		go leaga sibh go leaga siad;
go leagaid† 		— go leagtar
past dá leagainn dá leagtá dá leagadh sé, sí dá leagaimis;
dá leagadh muid 		dá leagadh sibh dá leagaidís;
dá leagadh siad 		— dá leagtaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— leagaim leag leagadh sé, sí leagaimis leagaigí;
leagaidh† 		leagaidís — leagtar
past participle leagtha
verbal noun leagan

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Derived terms
  • forleag (“overlay”, verb)
  • inleag (“inlay”, verb)

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “leagaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 640; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

leag f (genitive singular leige, nominative plural leaga)

  1. alternative form of leac
Declension
Declension of leag (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leag leaga
vocative a leag a leaga
genitive leige leag
dative leag
leig (archaic, dialectal) 		leaga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leag na leaga
genitive na leige na leag
dative leis an leag
leis an leig (archaic, dialectal)
don leag
don leig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na leaga

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 230, page 84
  2. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974), A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 293
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lecaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic *laugō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /læ͜ɑːɡ/, [læ͜ɑːɣ]

Noun

lēag f

  1. lye (a mixture of ashes and water), detergent

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative lēag lēaga, lēage
accusative lēage lēaga, lēage
genitive lēage lēaga
dative lēage lēagum

Descendants

  • Middle English: leȝe, leyȝe, leygh, lee, liȝe, ley, lye
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