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Irish
Verb
leagh (present analytic leaghann, future analytic leaghfaidh, verbal noun leaghadh, past participle leaghtha)
- Obsolete form of leáigh.
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish lúach, from Old Irish lóg (“value, equivalent, worth”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *lougos, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“benefit, prize”).
Pronunciation
Noun
leagh m (genitive singular leagh, plural leaghyn)
- price, value
- reward, recompense
References
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish legaid, from Proto-Celtic *legeti, from Proto-Indo-European *leg-. Cognate with Irish leáigh, Manx lheie, and English leak.
Verb
leagh (past leagh, future leaghaidh, verbal noun leaghadh, past participle leaghte)
- melt
- thaw
- dissolve (in liquid)