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Old English · verb

lagian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈlɑ.ɡi.ɑn/
[ˈlɑ.ɣi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈlɑ · ɡi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
lawordain

Meaning

  1. to make into law, ordain

Conjugation

Conjugation of lagian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular lagiġelagode
2nd singular lagastlagodest
3rd singular lagaþlagode
Plural lagiaþlagodon
Subjunctive
Singular lagiġelagode
Plural lagiġenlagoden
Non-finite forms of lagian
Form
Infinitive lagian
Inflected infinitive lagienne
Imperative singular laga
Imperative plural lagiaþ
Present participle lagiende
Past participle lagodġelagod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lagōn, from Proto-Germanic *lagōną (“to set in place, fix”), equivalent to lagu + -ian. Cognate with Old Frisian lagia (“to fix”), Old Norse laga (“to prepare”).

Descendants

law

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