låg

From Old Norse lok (“lock, lid”), from Proto-Germanic *luką (“lock, opening”), cognate with English lock, German Loch (“hole”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɔˀw], [ˈlɔwˀ]
• Homophone: lov (imperative)

låg n (singular definite låget, plural indefinite låg)

1. lid, cover
2. top

From Old Norse lǫgr (“lake, liquid”), from Proto-Germanic *laguz, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus. Cognates include Latin lacus and Scottish Gaelic loch.

• (non-standard since 2005) lòg

låg m (definite singular lågen, indefinite plural låger, definite plural lågene)

1. a fluid used in the boiling of plant material
2. (in place names) a body of water, usually a river or lake

• briskelåg

• log (Norwegian Nynorsk)

From Old Norse lágr.

låg (masculine and feminine låg, neuter lågt, definite singular and plural låge, comparative lågere, indefinite superlative lågest, definite superlative lågeste)

1. alternative form of lav

låg

1. (non-standard since 2005) past tense of ligge

• “låg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): [lo̞ːɡ]

From Old Norse lágr. Akin to English low.

låg (masculine and feminine låg, neuter lågt, definite singular and plural låge, comparative lågare/lægre, indefinite superlative lågast/lægst, definite superlative lågaste/lægste)

1. low

• høg

From Old Norse lág, from liggja (“to lie (down)”).

låg f (definite singular låga, indefinite plural læger, definite plural lægene)

1. deadfall

• nedloge

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

låg

1. past of liggja and ligga

• “låg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• glå

• IPA^(key): /loːɡ/

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• Rhymes: -oːɡ

From Old Swedish lāgher, from Old Norse lágr, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

låg (comparative lägre, superlative lägst)

1. low; having a small height
2. of low moral or ethics; such as a dirty trick

• hög

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

låg

1. past indicative of ligga