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lägga

Pronunciation: /²lɛɡa/

“lägga” is a Swedish word. Its 15 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to place lying (to lay) somewhere, to place/put in a lying position (not in a standing position); in particular used like the English put for things that either lie down flat or where the eventual orientation does not matter, such as in a heap
  2. to put (into a bag, in a pocket, or in a box of some kind)
  3. to lie down; to assume a reclining position
  4. to put to bed
  5. to go to bed; to go to sleep
  6. to expend (some resource, like money or time or energy, towards some goal)
  7. to accumulate on the ground without melting
  8. to freeze
  9. to lay; to install for example flooring or a roof
  10. to lay (an egg)
  11. to play (a card)
  12. to fold; to cease to take further part in a certain deal; to withdraw from further betting
  13. to position oneself, with respect to someone else who is moving in the same direction
  14. to fold into a shape suitable for storage (about large pieces of fabric, e.g. sheets or larger table cloths)
  15. to do, partake in

Etymology

From Old Swedish læggia, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Causative of *ligjaną (see ligga).

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