lage

See also:Lage,lagë,läge,andlåge

English

Etymology

Probably fromIrishlag(“weak”),fromOld Irishlac,fromProto-Celtic*laggos,fromProto-Indo-European*(s)leh₁g-.

Noun

lage(uncountable)

1. (obsolete,UK,thieves' cant)Water;any weak alcoholic beverage.
   • 1641–42,Richard Brome,A Jovial Crew, or the Merry Beggars,act 2:

     I bowse nolage,but a whole gage / Of this I'll bowse to you.

Verb

lage(third-person singular simple presentlages,present participlelaging,simple past and past participlelaged)

1. (obsolete,UK,thieves' cant)Todrink.
   • 1566,Thomas Harman,A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursitors:

     I saye by the Salomon I willlageit of with a gage of Benebouse; then cut to my nose watch.

References

• [Francis Grose] (1788) “Lage”,inA Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue,2nd edition, London:[…]S. Hooper,[…],→OCLC.
• Albert Barrère andCharles G[odfrey] Leland,compilers and editors (1889–1890) “lage”, inA Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant[…],volume II (L–Z), Edinburgh:[…]The Ballantyne Press,→OCLC,page 2.
• John S[tephen] Farmer;W[illiam] E[rnest] Henley,compilers (1896) “lage”,inSlang and Its Analogues Past and Present.[…],volume IV, [London:[…]Harrison and Sons][…],→OCLC,page144.

Anagrams

• Gael,Gale,Lega,egal,gale,geal,leag

Dutch

Etymology 1

Adjective

lage

1. inflection oflaag:
   1. masculine/femininesingularattributive
   2. definiteneutersingularattributive
   3. pluralattributive

Etymology 2

Verb

lage

1. (dated or formal)singularpastsubjunctiveofliggen

Etymology 3

Dialectal form oflaai.

Noun

lagef(plurallagen)

1. (obsolete)a (flickering)flame

Estonian

Etymology 1

Noun

lage

1. partitivesingularoflagi

Etymology 2

FromProto-Finnic*lakëda.

Adjective

lage

1. plain,flat,open,treeless

Declension oflage(ÕS type2/õpik,no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		lage	lagedad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	lageda
genitive			lagedate
partitive		lagedat	lagedaid
illative		lagedasse	lagedatesse lagedaisse
inessive		lagedas	lagedates lagedais
elative		lagedast	lagedatest lagedaist
allative		lagedale	lagedatele lagedaile
adessive		lagedal	lagedatel lagedail
ablative		lagedalt	lagedatelt lagedailt
translative		lagedaks	lagedateks lagedaiks
terminative		lagedani	lagedateni
essive		lagedana	lagedatena
abessive		lagedata	lagedateta
comitative		lagedaga	lagedatega

Haitian Creole

Etymology

FromFrenchlarguer(“to unfurl, to let go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/laɡe/

Verb

lage

1. release,let go

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

FromOld Dutch*lāgi,fromProto-Germanic*lēgijaz,related to*lēgaz(“low”).

Adjective

lâge

1. low,closeto theground
2. lowinrank/stature,unimportant

Inflection

This adjective needs aninflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• lege

Descendants

• Dutch:laag
• Limburgish:leeg,lieëg

Etymology 2

FromOld Dutch*lāga,fromProto-Germanic*lēgō.

Noun

lâgef

1. position,lie
2. lodge,place tosleep
3. layer
4. trap,snare
5. ambush
6. treachery
7. condition,situation

Inflection

This noun needs aninflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch:laag
• Limburgish:laog

Further reading

• “laghe (I)”,inVroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek,2000
• “laghe (IV)”,inVroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek,2000
• Verwijs, E.,Verdam, J.(1885–1929) “lage (I)”,inMiddelnederlandsch Woordenboek,The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff,→ISBN,page I
• Verwijs, E.,Verdam, J.(1885–1929) “lage (V)”,inMiddelnederlandsch Woordenboek,The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff,→ISBN,page V

Middle English

Noun

lage

1. Alternative form oflawe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the nounlag.

Verb

lage(imperativelag,present tenselager,passivelages,simple pastlagaorlagetorlagde,past participlelagaorlagetorlagd,present participlelagende)

1. tomake(something)

Derived terms

• heimelaga
• hjemmelagd,hjemmelaget
• matlaging
• spesiallaget

Etymology 2

Noun

lagem(definite singularlagen,indefinite plurallager,definite plurallagene)

1. form removed with thespelling reform of 2005;superseded bylagje

References

• “lage”inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Neuter singular oflagen.

Adjective

lage(non-comparable)

1. Determined byfate
2. neutersingularoflagen

Etymology 2

Derived fromlagen.

Noun

lagemorn(definite singularlagenorlaget,indefinite plurallagarorlage,definite plurallaganeorlaga)

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Etymology 3

Fromlag.

Verb

lage(present tenselagar,past tenselaga,past participlelaga,passive infinitivelagast,present participlelagande,imperativelage/lag)

1. Alternative form oflaga

References

• “lage”inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• alge,egal,egla,gale,lega

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈlɑ.ɡe/,[ˈlɑ.ɣe]

Noun

lagef

1. inflection oflagu(“law”):
   1. accusative/genitive/dativesingular
   2. nominative/accusativeplural