lágr

See also: lagr

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lager.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlaːɡr̩]

Noun

lágr m inan

  1. (informal) camp
    Synonym: tábor

Declension

Further reading

  • lágr in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • lágr in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, whence also Dutch laag. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Adjective

lágr (comparative lægri, superlative lægstr)

  1. low
  2. short

Declension

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • lágamessa f (“low chant”)
  • lágasǫngr m (“low chant”)
  • láglendi n (“low land; flat land”)
  • lágliga (“lowly, gently”)
  • lágligr (“low in stature”)
  • lágmæltr (“low-spoken; low-voiced”)
  • lágraustaðr (“low-voiced”)
  • lágskeptr (“with a short handle”)
  • lágtalaðr (“speaking in a low voice”)
  • lágvaxinn (“short of stature”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: lágur
  • Faroese: lágur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: låg
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: låg
  • Old Swedish: lāgher
  • Old Danish: lagh
    • Danish: lav
      • Norwegian Bokmål: lav
  • → Middle English: lowe, lohe, lāh

References

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