forelægge

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to fore- (“before”) +‎ lægge (“to put”), formally identical to Old Norse fyrirleggja (“to overcome”), but probably influenced by Middle Low German vorleggen and German vorlegen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔːrəlɛɡə/, [ˈfɒːɒlɛɡ̊ə]

Verb

forelægge (past tense forelagde, past participle forelagt)

  1. to present, lay before

Conjugation

Conjugation of forelægge
active passive
present forelægger forelægges
past forelagde forelagdes
infinitive forelægge forelægges
imperative forelæg —
participle
present forelæggende
past forelagt
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund forelæggen

Derived terms

References

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