leggja.

to lay, to put

Leggðu bókina niður.

to lay (stones, tiles, a road), to pave

Að leggja hellur.

Að leggja veg.

to jab, thrust

to park (a vehicle)

Ég kann ekki að leggja.

Hvernig gekk að leggja bílnum?

to cover in ice, to cause to freeze over [with preceding dative ‘location of freezing’] (idiomatically translated as “become covered with ice” or “freeze over”, with the dative object as the logical subject)

Tjörnina lagði.

to cause to waft, to cause to fill [with það ‘dummy subject’ and accusative ‘smoke, a smell, etc.’ and um (+ accusative) ‘(through/over) an area, room, etc.’] (idiomatically translated as “waft over/through” or “fill”, with the accusative object as the logical subject)

Það lagði reyk út um gluggann.

to cause to waft, to cause to fill [with preceding accusative ‘smoke, a smell, etc.’ and um (+ accusative) ‘(through) an area, room, etc.’] (idiomatically translated as “waft over/through” or “fill”, with the accusative object as the logical subject)

Reykinn lagði um húsið.