Infinitive
leyen; to leyen; leye
Participles
| Present | leyynge; leyende |
| Past | leyd |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | leye |
| 2nd sing. | leyest |
| 3rd sing. | leyeth |
| 1st plur. | leyen; leye; leyeth |
| 2nd plur. | leyen; leye; leyeth |
| 3rd plur. | leyen; leye; leyeth |
Past
| 1st sing. | leyde |
| 2nd sing. | leydest |
| 3rd sing. | leyde |
| 1st plur. | leyden; leyde |
| 2nd plur. | leyden; leyde |
| 3rd plur. | leyden; leyde |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | leye |
| 2nd sing. | leye |
| 3rd sing. | leye |
Past
| 1st sing. | leyde |
| 2nd sing. | leyde |
| 3rd sing. | leyde |
Imperative
| Singular | leye |
| Plural | leyeth; leye |
Verbs conjugated like leyen
leyen,
Etymology
From Old English leċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan.
Verbs referencing "leyen"
English
lay.
Sample Sentences
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The sterne wind so loude gan to route That no wight other noyse mighte here; And they that layen at the dore with-oute, 745 Ful sykerly they slepten alle y-fere; And Pandarus, with a ful sobre chere, Goth to the dore anon with-outen lette, Ther-as they laye, and softely it shette. [c. 1380, Geoffrey Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde:]
Cognates
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