leger
Meaning
-
- (neuter) army, armed forces
- (neuter) form (habitation of a hare)
- (archaic, neuter) bed, crib
- (figuratively, neuter) mass, multitude
- (abbreviation, alt-of, neuter) Short for dijkleger.
Concepts
Synonyms
legermacht
strijdmacht
couchette
ligplaats
Frequency
Hyphenated as
le‧ger
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈleː.ɣər/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch leger, from Old Dutch *leger, from Proto-West Germanic *legr, from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lager. Cognate to English lair.
New
leeg
-
- empty, hollow
- (figuratively) listless, lethargic
New
legeren
to alloy
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