Old English lecgan continues into Middle English with palatal and spelling developments represented by leggen and leyen.
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leggen / leyen
to put, place, or set down
OPEN NODE 550 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · set down verblecgan
to lay, put, place, or set down
OPEN NODE 551 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
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The causative set-down meaning remains stable.
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established — no additional confidence note is attached.
reviewed
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Lay — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: Old English lecgan
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the Old English parent.
American Heritage Dictionary: layEtymology: Old English lecgan
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently documents the inherited route.
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