lay

I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb

1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) leggja (frá sér/niður/fyrir e-n)

2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) leggja

3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) leggja á (borð/ráðin)

4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) leggja aftur/saman

5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður

6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa

7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja

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- layer

2. verb

(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög

- layabout

- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective

1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður

2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður

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- layman

IV [lei] noun

(an epic poem.)