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, 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, 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, The History Press, →ISBN, page 156:
      … E [by] S distant six Leags.

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /l̠ʲaɡ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish lecaid, from Old Norse leggja.

Verb

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

  1. knock down
  2. lower
  3. lay, set
    Leagfaigh tú síos ansin anois na bosca sin. ― You set those boxes down there now.
  4. (knitting) cast off (stitch)
  5. (card games) play
Conjugation
conjugation of leag (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present leagaim leagann tú;
leagair†		 leagann sé, sí leagaimid 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 /
ar leag*		 leagadh
past habitual leagainn leagtá leagadh sé, sí leagaimis; leagadh muid leagadh sibh leagaidís; leagadh siad a leagadh /
a leagadh*		 leagtaí
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 /
a leagfadh*		 leagfaí
subjunctive 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 leagaim leag leagadh sé, sí leagaimis leagaigí;
leagaidh†		 leagaidís — leagtar
verbal noun leagan
past participle leagtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Noun

leag f (genitive singular leige, nominative plural leaga)

  1. Alternative form of leac
Declension
Declension of leag

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leag leaga
Vocative a leag a leaga
Genitive leige leag
Dative leag leaga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leag na leaga
Genitive na leige na leag
Dative leis an leag

don leag

 leis na leaga

Further reading

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
Declension of leag (strong ō-stem)
Case 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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