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lag.

a layer (a single thickness of some material covering a surface)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɑːɡ/
  1. a layer (a single thickness of some material covering a surface)

    neuter
  2. a layer (a single thickness of some material covering a surface) a horizontal row of bricks (in a masonry) bounded by two horizontal joints

    neuter
  3. a layer (a single thickness of some material covering a surface) a horizontal widespread mass of soil or rock, formed by deposition

    neuter
  4. a layer (a single thickness of some material covering a surface) a layer; part, section (part of a whole that one imagines divided along horizontal lines)

    colloquial · neuter
  5. the correct or usual way in which something is arranged; correct and regular order, condition, etc.

    neuter
    stå ved lag
    holde ved lag
  6. normal and good mood or temperament

    neuter
  7. correct and polite language or manner

    neuter
    være/gjøre noen til lag(s)
  8. correct and polite language or manner Used to indicate an approximate amount of something.

    neuter
  9. correct and polite language or manner Used to indicate an approximate amount of something, with the prepositions på (“on”) and ved (“by”).

    dialectal · neuter
  10. correct and polite language or manner Used in the definite form with the preposition i (in) and a superlative adjective to indicate a high degree of something.

    neuter
  11. manner; being, appearance (characteristic mode of acting or behaving)

    dialectal · neuter
  12. an individual and natural way of treating people; way of approaching something

    neuter
  13. a gathering, company; togetherness, companionship

    neuter
    bryte lag
    være/komme i lag (med)
  14. a flock, company, circle of people (united in togetherness, socializing, friendship or common profession)

    neuter
    ha et ord med i laget
    gi sitt ord med i laget
  15. a flock, company, circle of people (united in togetherness, socializing, friendship or common profession) a festive gathering or company; party

    neuter
  16. a flock, company, circle of people (united in togetherness, socializing, friendship or common profession) a group of people working together; a team

    neuter
  17. a flock, company, circle of people (united in togetherness, socializing, friendship or common profession) a squad (smallest division unit of a troop; usually of about ten members)

    neuter
  18. a flock, company, circle of people (united in togetherness, socializing, friendship or common profession) a sports team (a group (of at least two), which during a competition acts as a whole)

    neuter
    spille på det andre laget
    ta en for laget
  19. a flock, company, circle of people (united in togetherness, socializing, friendship or common profession) an association (a group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization)

    neuter
  20. a row of cannons at the same height in the broadside of warships

    neuter
    gi (noen) det glatte lag
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse lag (“layer; companionship”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation; law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

noun/lɑːɡ/
  1. a district (area which is under common law and has common principal Things)

    historical · masculine
    Trøndelag, Gulatingslagen, Frostatingslagen
  2. a law (the body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities)

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse lǫg (“fate, situation; law”), from lag (“layer; companionship”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation; law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

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