| 【lie, lay】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "licgan," "læg," and "legen." It carries the basic meaning of "lie," and "lay." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "lie, lay"]
lay ****[1492] If you lay something somewhere, you put it there in a careful, gentle, or neat way.
layer ****[1695] A layer of a material or substance is a quantity or piece of it that covers a surface or that is between two other things.
lie ****[322] If you are lying somewhere, you are in a horizontal position and are not standing or sitting.
[WORD ROOT]root lie
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] lie, lay
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) licgan, læg, legen
[MEANING]root lie, lay
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 licgan to lie; rest horizontally, be in a recumbent position
- 【Old English】 læg [past tense of licgan]
- 【Old English】 legen [past participle of licgan] be situated, have a specific position; remain; be at rest, lie down
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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lay ★★★★[1492] verb from lay
【DEFINITION】 ① If you lay something somewhere, you put it there in a careful, gentle, or neat way.
② If you lay the table or lay the places at a table, you arrange the knives, forks, and other things that people need on the table before a meal.
③ If you lay something such as carpets, cables, or foundations, you put them into their permanent position.
【Declension/Conjugation】 laid, laid, laying, lays
【SYNONYM】 set, place
【ROOTs】 lay(lie); lie, lay
【Etymology】 《Old English lecgan》 [akin to Old English licgan] to place on the ground or other surface); place in an orderly fashion
【First Known Meaning】 to cause to lie or rest
layer ★★★★[1695] noun from lay
【DEFINITION】 A layer of a material or substance is a quantity or piece of it that covers a surface or that is between two other things.
【pl.】 layers
【SYNONYM】 film
【COMPOSITION】 lay + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ lay(lie); lie, lay ⑵ er; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English lecgan》 [akin to Old English licgan] to place on the ground or other surface); place in an orderly fashion
lie ★★★★[322] verb from lie
【DEFINITION】 ① If you are lying somewhere, you are in a horizontal position and are not standing or sitting.
② If an object lies in a particular place, it is in a flat position in that place.
③ If you say that a place lies in a particular position or direction, you mean that it is situated there.
【Declension/Conjugation】 lay lied, lain lied, lying, lies
【ROOTs】 lie; lie
【Etymology】 《Old English licgan》 to lie; rest horizontally, be in a recumbent position
【First Known Meaning】 rest horizontally, be in a recumbent position
【DERIVATIVEs】 belier, lie, belie
Other words containing "lie, lay"; belier, layoff, layout, underlie, underlier
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
lic-
liber
lev
less
lend
leg-, legis-
leg-, lega-, lege-, league
lect-, leg-
lead
lax
