Dictionary look-up word
laigh
Verbal Noun
laighe
Present
| Sg.1 | tha mi a' laighe |
| Sg.2 | tha thu a' laighe |
| Sg.3m | tha e a' laighe |
| Sg.3f | tha i a' laighe |
| Pl.1 | tha sinn a' laighe |
| Pl.2 | tha sibh a' laighe |
| Pl.3 | tha iad a' laighe |
| Impersonal | thathar a' laighe |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | bha mi a' laighe |
| Sg.2 | bha thu a' laighe |
| Sg.3m | bha e a' laighe |
| Sg.3f | bha i a' laighe |
| Pl.1 | bha sinn a' laighe |
| Pl.2 | bha sibh a' laighe |
| Pl.3 | bha iad a' laighe |
| Impersonal | bhathar a' laighe |
Simple Past
Independent
| Sg.1 | laigh mi |
| Sg.2 | laigh thu |
| Sg.3m | laigh e |
| Sg.3f | laigh i |
| Pl.1 | laigh sinn |
| Pl.2 | laigh sibh |
| Pl.3 | laigh iad |
| Impersonal | laigheadh |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | do laigh mi |
| Sg.2 | do laigh thu |
| Sg.3m | do laigh e |
| Sg.3f | do laigh i |
| Pl.1 | do laigh sinn |
| Pl.2 | do laigh sibh |
| Pl.3 | do laigh iad |
| Impersonal | do laigheadh |
Future
Independent
| Sg.1 | laighidh mi |
| Sg.2 | laighidh thu |
| Sg.3m | laighidh e |
| Sg.3f | laighidh i |
| Pl.1 | laighidh sinn |
| Pl.2 | laighidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | laighidh iad |
| Impersonal | laighear |
Relative Independent
| Sg.1 | laigheas mi |
| Sg.2 | laigheas thu |
| Sg.3m | laigheas e |
| Sg.3f | laigheas i |
| Pl.1 | laigheas sinn |
| Pl.2 | laigheas sibh |
| Pl.3 | laigheas iad |
| Impersonal | laighear |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | laigh mi |
| Sg.2 | laigh thu |
| Sg.3m | laigh e |
| Sg.3f | laigh i |
| Pl.1 | laigh sinn |
| Pl.2 | laigh sibh |
| Pl.3 | laigh iad |
| Impersonal | laighear |
Conditional
Independent
| Sg.1 | laighinn mi |
| Sg.2 | laigheadh thu |
| Sg.3m | laigheadh e |
| Sg.3f | laigheadh i |
| Pl.1 | laigheamaid sinn; laigheadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | laigheadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | laigheadh iad |
| Impersonal | laighte |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | laighinn mi |
| Sg.2 | laigheadh thu |
| Sg.3m | laigheadh e |
| Sg.3f | laigheadh i |
| Pl.1 | laigheamaid sinn; laigheadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | laigheadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | laigheadh iad |
| Impersonal | laighte |
Imperative
| Sg.1 | laigheam |
| Sg.2 | laigh |
| Sg.3m | laigheadh e |
| Sg.3f | laigheadh i |
| Pl.1 | laigheamaid |
| Pl.2 | laighibh |
| Pl.3 | laigheadh iad |
| Impersonal | laighear |
Etymology
From Old Irish laigid, from Proto-Celtic *legeti, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Cognate with English lay, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan) and Old Church Slavonic лещи (lešti). See: Old Irish '
laigid', English '
lay'.
Verbs referencing "laigh"
English
lie, English
low, Manx
lhie.
Translations
lie, be in horizontal position
rest, intransitive: take repose
rest, intransitive: lie or lean or be supported