leagh

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Irish

Verb

leagh (present analytic leaghann, future analytic leaghfaidh, verbal noun leaghadh, past participle leaghtha)

  1. Obsolete form of leáigh.

Conjugation

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

  • IPA(key): /lɨə̯x/, /lɨːx/

Noun

leagh m (genitive singular leagh, plural leaghyn)

  1. price, value
  2. reward, recompense

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leagh”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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)

  1. melt
  2. thaw
  3. dissolve (in liquid)