Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lage

/lˈeɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: lage
IPA: /lˈeɪdʒ/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Water; any weak alcoholic beverage.

British usage; Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I bowse no lage, but a whole gage / Of this I'll bowse to you."
"I saye by the Salomon I will lage it of with a gage of Benebouse; then cut to my nose watch."

Etymology

Probably from Irish lag (“weak”), from Old Irish lac, from Proto-Celtic *laggos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₁g-.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: *(s)leh₁g-, lag, lac, *laggos

Usage

Inflected Forms

lages (present, singular) laging (participle, present) laged (participle, past) laged (past)

Rhymes With

age under-age page stage wage engage cage rage gauge sage backstage paige

Questions

How do you pronounce lage?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈeɪdʒ/.
What does lage mean?: Water; any weak alcoholic beverage.
Where does lage come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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