Gelege

== German == === Alternative forms === Geläge (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German gelēge, gelæge (“a lying, things lying about”), from Old High German *gilāgi, from Proto-Germanic *(ga)lēgiją, ablaut derivation from *ligjaną, whence liegen (“to lie”). Cognate with unprefixed Old Norse lægi. The form with ⟨e⟩ continues the older Central German spelling, reinforced by analogy with related legen (“to lay”); hence by surface analysis, ge- +‎ legen +‎ -e. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈleːɡə/ Hyphenation: Ge‧le‧ge === Noun === Gelege n (strong, genitive Geleges, plural Gelege) (agriculture, ornithology) a sitting, a clutch or nest of eggs ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === See also === Gelage === Further reading === “Gelege” in Duden online “Gelege”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)