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lay (EN)
sögn, lýsingarorð, Nafnorð

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lie (sögn)

sögn “lay”

nafnháttur lay; hann lays; þátíð laid; lh. þt. laid; nhm. laying
  1. leggja
    She laid the baby in the crib.
  2. leggja
    The workers are laying new tiles in the kitchen.
  3. verpa
    The chicken laid an egg this morning.
  4. leggja
    They laid plans to surprise their friend on his birthday.
  5. leggja á
    The government laid heavy taxes on imported cars.
  6. veðja
    I'll lay you ten dollars he won't be here on time.

lýsingarorð “lay”

grunnform lay, ekki stigbreytanlegt
  1. leikmanns- (ekki klerkur)
    Lay members of the congregation are invited to participate.
  2. leikmanns- (ekki sérfræðingur)
    The scientist tried to explain the concept in lay terms.

Nafnorð “lay”

eintala lay, fleirtala lays eða óteljanlegt
  1. uppsetning
    Before starting the project, we need to understand the lay of the land.
  2. mök
    He was hoping for a lay on his holiday.
  3. bólfélagi
    She didn't want to be just a lay to him.