Participles
| Present | leċġende |
| Past | (ġe)leġed; (ġe)leġd |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | leċġe |
| 2nd sing. | leġst |
| 3rd sing. | leġþ |
| 1st plur. | leċġaþ |
| 2nd plur. | leċġaþ |
| 3rd plur. | leċġaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | leġde |
| 2nd sing. | leġdest |
| 3rd sing. | leġde |
| 1st plur. | leġdon |
| 2nd plur. | leġdon |
| 3rd plur. | leġdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | leċġe |
| 2nd sing. | leċġe |
| 3rd sing. | leċġe |
| 1st plur. | leċġen |
| 2nd plur. | leċġen |
| 3rd plur. | leċġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | leġde |
| 2nd sing. | leġde |
| 3rd sing. | leġde |
| 1st plur. | leġden |
| 2nd plur. | leġden |
| 3rd plur. | leġden |
Imperative
| Singular | leġe |
| Plural | leċġaþ |
Verbs similar to 'lecgan'
alecgan,
ecgan,
leccan,
lengan,
leogan,
licgan,
mecgan,
secgan,
wecgan,
asecgan,
Etymology
1. From Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną, a causative form of *ligjaną (Old English licgan), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.
2. Compare Old Frisian ledza, lega, leia, Old Saxon leggian, Old Dutch leggen, Old High German leggen, Old Norse leggja, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (lagjan). See: Proto-Germanic '
*lagjaną', Old English '
licgan', Old Saxon '
leggian', Old Norse '
leggja'.
Verbs referencing "lecgan"
Old Norse
leggja.
Sample Sentences
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Hwǣr leġdest þū mīne bōc? (Where did you put my book?) [c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English:]
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Peterborough Chronicle, year 1075 (Edith passed away in Winchester, a week before Christmas, and the king had her brought to Westminster with great honor, and buried her by King Edward her lord.)
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Þæt ċicen leġde ǣġ ǣlċe dæġe. (The chicken laid an egg every day.)
Cognates
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