lagh
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
lagh m
Noun
lagh
- Alternative form of lawe
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
lagh n (genitive lax, plural logh) (Scania)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lagh | laghit | logh | loghin |
| accusative | lagh | laghit | logh | loghin |
| dative | laghi | laghinu | loghum | loghunum |
| genitive | lax | laghsins | lagha | laghanna |
| The declension is unstable and should be treated as a guide. The case system was gradually being simplified from four to two cases. Even some nominative markers were sporadically kept in the Scanian dialect, although they mostly were replaced with the accusative endings from Old Norse. | ||||
Declension of lagh (Scanian system)
Descendants
Pronunciation
Noun
lagh m
Further reading
Etymology
MacBain states that this is a borrowing of English law, though it is possible that the term is from an earlier English source, such as Middle English laȝe or Old English lagu.
Pronunciation
Noun
lagh m (genitive singular lagha, plural laghannan)
Declension
Declension of lagh (type IVb masculine noun)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- frith-lagh (“bylaw”)
- laghadh (“legalize, legalise”)
- laghachd (“legalization, legalisation”)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “lagh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
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