lágr

See also: lagr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, whence also Dutch laag.

Adjective

lágr (comparative lægri, superlative lægstr)

low

Descendants

Danish: lav
Faroese: lágur
Icelandic: lágur

Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: lav
- Norwegian Nynorsk: låg
Old Swedish: lāgher
- Swedish: låg
Middle English: lowe, lohe, lāh
- English: low

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

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