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English
Etymology
Probably from Irish lag (“weak”), from Old Irish lac, from Proto-Celtic *laggos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₁g-.
Noun
lage (uncountable)
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Water; any weak alcoholic beverage.
1641–42, Richard Brome, A Jovial Crew, or the Merry Beggars, act 2:I bowse no lage, but a whole gage / Of this I'll bowse to you.
Verb
lage (third-person singular simple present lages, present participle laging, simple past and past participle laged)
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) To drink.
1566, Thomas Harman, A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursitors:I saye by the Salomon I will lage it of with a gage of Benebouse; then cut to my nose watch.
References
- [Francis Grose] (1788) “Lage”, in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd edition, London: S. Hooper, , →OCLC.
- Albert Barrère and Charles G Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “lage”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant , volume II (L–Z), Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 2.
- John S Farmer; W E Henley, compilers (1896) “lage”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. , volume IV, Harrison and Sons] , →OCLC, page 144.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology 1
Adjective
lage
- inflection of laag:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
Etymology 2
Verb
lage
- (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of liggen
Etymology 3
Dialectal form of laai.
Noun
lage f (plural lagen)
- (obsolete) a (flickering) flame
Estonian
Etymology 1
Noun
lage
- partitive singular of lagi
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *lakëda.
Adjective
lage
- plain, flat, open, treeless
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French larguer (“to unfurl, to let go”).
Pronunciation
Verb
lage
- release, let go
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *lāgi, from Proto-Germanic *lēgijaz, related to *lēgaz (“low”).
Adjective
lâge
- low, close to the ground
- low in rank/stature, unimportant
Inflection
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Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *lāga, from Proto-Germanic *lēgō.
Noun
lâge f
- position, lie
- lodge, place to sleep
- layer
- trap, snare
- ambush
- treachery
- condition, situation
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “laghe (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “laghe (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lage (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lage (V)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page V
Middle English
Noun
lage
- Alternative form of lawe
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From the noun lag.
Verb
lage (imperative lag, present tense lager, passive lages, simple past laga or laget or lagde, past participle laga or laget or lagd, present participle lagende)
- to make (something)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
lage m (definite singular lagen, indefinite plural lager, definite plural lagene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by lagje
References
- “lage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Neuter singular of lagen.
Adjective
lage (non-comparable)
- Determined by fate
- neuter singular of lagen
Etymology 2
Derived from lagen.
Noun
lage m or n (definite singular lagen or laget, indefinite plural lagar or lage, definite plural lagane or laga)
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Etymology 3
From lag.
Verb
lage (present tense lagar, past tense laga, past participle laga, passive infinitive lagast, present participle lagande, imperative lage/lag)
- Alternative form of laga
References
- “lage” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
lage f
- inflection of lagu (“law”):
- accusative/genitive/dative singular
- nominative/accusative plural