*lēgaz

Runic: ᛚᛖᚷᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈlɛː.ɣɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

low
flat, level with the ground

Etymology

Vṛddhi gerundive of *ligjaną via earlier *legjaną.

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	lēgaz	lēgō	lēgą, -atō	lēgai	lēgôz	lēgō
Acc.	lēganǭ	lēgǭ	lēgą, -atō	lēganz	lēgōz	lēgō
Gen.	lēgas, -is	lēgaizōz	lēgas, -is	lēgaizǫ̂	lēgaizǫ̂	lēgaizǫ̂
Dat.	lēgammai	lēgaizōi	lēgammai	lēgaimaz	lēgaimaz	lēgaimaz
Inst.	lēganō	lēgaizō	lēganō	lēgaimiz	lēgaimiz	lēgaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	lēgô	lēgǭ	lēgô	lēganiz	lēgōniz	lēgōnō
Acc.	lēganų	lēgōnų	lēgô	lēganunz	lēgōnunz	lēgōnō
Gen.	lēginiz	lēgōniz	lēginiz	lēganǫ̂	lēgōnǫ̂	lēganǫ̂
Dat.	lēgini	lēgōni	lēgini	lēgammaz	lēgōmaz	lēgammaz
Inst.	lēginē	lēgōnē	lēginē	lēgammiz	lēgōmiz	lēgammiz

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Descendants

*lāg (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lāg (Old Dutch)
  - lage, laech (Middle Dutch)
    - laag (Dutch)
      - laag (Afrikaans)
      - lêx (Jersey Dutch)
*lāg (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lāg (Old Dutch)
  - lage, laech (Middle Dutch)
    - laag (Dutch)
      - lagi (Sranan Tongo)
        
        lagi (Aukan)
*lāg (Proto-West Germanic)
- lēg, lēch (Old Frisian)
  - läich (Saterland Frisian)
  - leech (West Frisian)
*lāg (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lāg (Old Saxon)
  - lâch, lâge (Middle Low German)
    - laag (German Low German)
lágr (Old Norse)
- lágur (Faroese)
- lágur (Icelandic)
lágr (Old Norse)
- lah, laȝ, laȝgh, laghe, lawe, law, louȝ, lou, loȝ, logh, lough, low, lowe, loue (Middle English)
  - low (English)
  - law (Geordie)
  - laich (Scots)
lágr (Old Norse)
- låg (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  - låg (Norwegian Bokmål)
lágr (Old Norse)
- lagh (Old Danish)
  - lav (Danish)
    - lav (Norwegian Bokmål)
lágr (Old Norse)
- lāgher (Old Swedish)
  - låg (Swedish)
*lēgijaz (Proto-Germanic)
- *lāgī (Proto-West Germanic)
  - *lāgi (Old Dutch)
    - lege, leech (Middle Dutch)
      - leeg (West Flemish)
*lēgijaz (Proto-Germanic)
- *lāgī (Proto-West Germanic)
  - *lǣġe (Old English)
    - lǣġæcer, lǣġhryċġ (Old English)
*lēgijaz (Proto-Germanic)
- *lāgī (Proto-West Germanic)
  - *lǣġe (Old English)
    - leyȝe, leye, ley, lay (Middle English)
      - ley, lea (English)
      - ley, le, lie, lay (Scots)
*lēgijaz (Proto-Germanic)
- *lāgī (Proto-West Germanic)
  - *lāgi (Old High German)
    - læge (Middle High German)
      - läg, leg (German)
*lēgijaz (Proto-Germanic)
- *lāgī (Proto-West Germanic)
  - *lāgi (Old Saxon)
    - lêge, lêch (Middle Low German)
      - leeg (Low German)
*laaka (Proto-Finnic)

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