leag

pr pt a' leagail & a' leagadh, va & n. Throw down. 2 Demolish. 3 Lay, lay down. 4 Lay with, as paving. 5 Cool. 6†† Fell. 7* Put down, as a wrestler. Leagaidh mi thu, I will knock you down; leag do cheann far am faigh thu sa mhadainn e, lay your head, where you will find it in the morning; leag mi mo chas air an fhàradh, I set my foot on the ladder; leag mi mo chas a dh'ionnsaigh a' chaisteil, I bent my steps towards the castle; leag mi m' uchd (or carraig m' uchd) air an t-snàmh, I set forth swimming, began to breast the wave; cha do leag a làdag air feadan pìobaire a b' fheàrr, no better piper ever laid his little finger on a chanter; leagaidh tu do chùrsa a' cheart thaobh a ghabh iad, you will set your course in the precise direction they have taken; chaidh amharas a leagail air, suspicion was laid upon him; cìs a leag na Lochlannaich air Albainn, a tribute which the Lochlanners laid on Scotland; leag iad peanas oirnn, they laid penalties upon us; leagadh dleastanas cudthromach orra, heavy responsibilities were laid on them; feumaidh iad a bhith leagta ris a' bhreith sin, they must bow to, be satisfied with that judgment; thog a' Ghréig a cùis a dh'ionnsaigh nan rìoghachdan móra, agus dh'aontaich i bhith leagta le am breith-san, Greece appealed, and brought her case before the great powers and agreed to abide by their decision; leag bunait, lay a foundation.

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