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Icelandic
Etymology
From leggja á (“to put on”), from leggja (“to put, to lay”) and á (“on”) and minnið (“the memory”) the definite article accusative singular of minni (“memory”).
Noun
leggja á minnið (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lagði á minnið, supine lagt á minnið)
- (transitive, governs the accusative) to keep in mind, to memorise, to study, to learn
Allir þurfa að leggja reglurnar á minnið.- Everybody needs to memorise the rules.
Usage notes
- The thing or object which is being memorised or kept in mind is used between leggja and á minnið (“on memory”) in the accusative form:
- Við þurfum að leggja alla bókina á minnið fyrir prófið!
- We need to memorise the whole book for the test.