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lag.

law (the body of rules established in a community by its authorities)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɑːɡ/
  1. law (the body of rules established in a community by its authorities)

    common-gender
  2. a law (a binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way)

    common-gender
  3. a law (more generally) any rule that must or should be obeyed

    common-gender
  4. a law (more generally) a statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena

    common-gender · natural
  5. a law (more generally) a statement that is true under specified conditions

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish lagh, from Old Norse lǫg. Cognate with Danish lov, Norwegian lov, English law. Related to Old Norse leggja “to define”.

noun/lɑːɡ/
  1. a team, a workgroup (any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish lagh, from Old Norse lag. Derived from Old Norse leggja (“to lay”) or liggja (“to lie”).

noun/lɑːɡ/
  1. a water-based solution of sugar, salt and/or other spices; e.g. brine

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish lagher, from Old Norse lǫgr, from Proto-Germanic *laguz, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus. Cognate with Latin lacus.

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