Contionary:lay

Middle Annerish

Etymology

Disputed. Per Bernthaler an inherited Germanic borrowing of Latin leō; Teagan argues for an entirely Pre-Annerish origin.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /lˠay/ [ɫæɯ̯]

Inflection of lay

Ⅴ ᴍᴀsᴄ.	ɴᴏᴍ.	ɢᴇɴ.	ᴅᴀᴛ.	ᴠᴏᴄ.
ᴄᴏʟ.	lay(ʟ)	lay(d)ʟ	layb	layʟ

Noun

lay (runic:ᚳᛆᚢ)

1. Sailors accustomed to the sea; seadogs.
2. (fig.) A herd of seals (clade Pinnipedia).
3. (dated; poet., often in simile with leobu) A savage, noble, or brave man.

ɴ.ʙ.

A singulative meaning is also attested with ɴᴏᴍ. causing no mutation, ɢᴇɴ.: lay^ʜ, and ᴅᴀᴛ.: lay^ʟ; the ᴠᴏᴄ. is occ. spelt layd.