Meaning of leggja | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to lay, to put
   weak
2. to lay (stones, tiles, a road), to pave
   weak
3. to jab, thrust
   weak
4. to park (a vehicle)
   weak
5. to cause to become covered in ice, to cause to freeze over [with dative ‘something’] (idiomatically translated as "become covered with ice, freeze over" with the dative object as the subject)
   impersonal, weak
6. to waft (over an area, room, etc.)
   impersonal, usually, weak
7. to cause to waft, to cause to fill [with accusative ‘smoke, a smell, etc.’ and um (+ accusative) ‘(over) an area, room, etc.’] (idiomatically translated as "waft over" or "fill" with the accusative object as the subject)
   impersonal, weak

Equivalents

Examples

“Leggðu bókina niður.”

Put the book down.

“Að leggja hellur.”

To pave.

“Að leggja veg.”

To pave a road.

“Ég kann ekki að leggja.”

I don't know how to park.

“Hvernig gekk að leggja bílnum?”

How did parking the car go?

“Tjörnina lagði.”

The lake froze over.

“Reykinn lagði um húsið.”

The smoke filled the house.

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