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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *lēgaz</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
      </titleStmt>
      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-02"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_lēgaz</idno>
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      <sourceDesc>
        <p>Single-entry extract from the dictionary. Cross-references to other entries point to their identifiers in the full dictionary.</p>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_legaz" type="adj" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēgaz">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>lēgaz</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈlɛː.ɣɑz</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛚᛖᚷᚨᛉ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>adj</pos>
            <gram type="stem">a-stem</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>low</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="2">
            <def>flat, level with the ground</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">Vṛddhi gerundive of *ligjaną via earlier *legjaną.</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>lēgaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>lēgō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>lēgą, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>lēgai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>lēgôz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>lēgō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>lēganǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>lēgǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>lēgą, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>lēganz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>lēgōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>lēgō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>lēgas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>lēgaizōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>lēgas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>lēgaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>lēgaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>lēgaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>lēgammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>lēgaizōi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>lēgammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>lēgaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>lēgaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>lēgaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>lēganō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>lēgaizō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>lēganō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>lēgaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>lēgaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>lēgaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>lēgô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>lēgǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>lēgô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>lēganiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>lēgōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>lēgōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>lēganų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>lēgōnų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>lēgô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>lēganunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>lēgōnunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>lēgōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>lēginiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>lēgōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>lēginiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>lēganǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>lēgōnǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>lēganǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>lēgini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>lēgōni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>lēgini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>lēgammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>lēgōmaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>lēgammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>lēginē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>lēgōnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>lēginē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>lēgammiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>lēgōmiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>lēgammiz</orth>
            </form>
          </re>
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            <list>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*lāg</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>*lāg</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>lage, laech</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Dutch</lang>
                        <orth>laag</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Afrikaans</lang>
                          <orth>laag</orth>
                        </form>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Jersey Dutch</lang>
                          <orth>lêx</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*lāg</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>*lāg</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>lage, laech</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Dutch</lang>
                        <orth>laag</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Sranan Tongo</lang>
                          <orth>lagi</orth>
                          <form type="descendant">
                            <lang>Aukan</lang>
                            <orth>lagi</orth>
                          </form>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*lāg</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>lēg, lēch</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Saterland Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>läich</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>leech</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*lāg</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                    <orth>*lāg</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                      <orth>lâch, lâge</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German Low German</lang>
                        <orth>laag</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>lágr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Faroese</lang>
                    <orth>lágur</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                    <orth>lágur</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>lágr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>lah, laȝ, laȝgh, laghe, lawe, law, louȝ, lou, loȝ, logh, lough, low, lowe, loue</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>English</lang>
                      <orth>low</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Geordie</lang>
                      <orth>law</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Scots</lang>
                      <orth>laich</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>lágr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norwegian Nynorsk</lang>
                    <orth>låg</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Norwegian Bokmål</lang>
                      <orth>låg</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>lágr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Danish</lang>
                    <orth>lagh</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Danish</lang>
                      <orth>lav</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Norwegian Bokmål</lang>
                        <orth>lav</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>lágr</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Swedish</lang>
                    <orth>lāgher</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Swedish</lang>
                      <orth>låg</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*lēgijaz</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                    <orth>*lāgī</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>*lāgi</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                        <orth>lege, leech</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>West Flemish</lang>
                          <orth>leeg</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*lēgijaz</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                    <orth>*lāgī</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old English</lang>
                      <orth>*lǣġe</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Old English</lang>
                        <orth>lǣġæcer, lǣġhryċġ</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*lēgijaz</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                    <orth>*lāgī</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old English</lang>
                      <orth>*lǣġe</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Middle English</lang>
                        <orth>leyȝe, leye, ley, lay</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>English</lang>
                          <orth>ley, lea</orth>
                        </form>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Scots</lang>
                          <orth>ley, le, lie, lay</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*lēgijaz</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                    <orth>*lāgī</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old High German</lang>
                      <orth>*lāgi</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                        <orth>læge</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>German</lang>
                          <orth>läg, leg</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*lēgijaz</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                    <orth>*lāgī</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                      <orth>*lāgi</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                        <orth>lêge, lêch</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Low German</lang>
                          <orth>leeg</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-Finnic</lang>
                  <orth>*laaka</orth>
                </form>
              </item>
            </list>
          </re>
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