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
Inflection of forelægge
present past
simple forelægger forelagde
perfect har forelagt havde forelagt
passive forelægges forelagdes
participle forelæggende forelagt
imperative forelæg —
infinitive forelægge —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund forelæggen —

Derived terms

References
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