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leje.

bed, bedding (anything that someone lies on)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/lajə/[ˈlɑːɪ]
  1. bed, bedding (anything that someone lies on)

    neuter
  2. lair, den, form, seat

    neuter
  3. bearing

    neuter
  4. berth (space for a ship to moor)

    neuter
  5. fishing hamlet

    neuter
  6. pitch, range

    neuter
  7. presentation (position of the foetus in the uterus at birth)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish leghæ, læghæ, a merger of two nouns: 1. Old Norse lega f (“lying in bed”), from Proto-Germanic *legǭ; and 2. Old Norse lægi n (“anchorage”), from Proto-Germanic *lēgiją. Both nouns are derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *ligjaną (“to lie”).

noun/lajə/[ˈlɑːɪ]
  1. rent, rental

    common-gender
  2. renting, hire, leasing, chartering

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish leghæ, from Old Norse leiga (“rent”), from Proto-Germanic *laigǭ, cognate with Norwegian leie, Swedish lega. Derived from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną (“to lend”), which is the source of Old Norse ljá and German leihen.

verb/lajə/[ˈlɑːɪ]
  1. rent, hire, lease, charter

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish leghæ, from Old Norse leigja (“to rent”), from Proto-Germanic *laigijaną, cognate with Norwegian leie, Swedish leja. Related to the former word.

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