lagan
/ˈlæɡən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.
Uncountable
name
A river in County Down and County Antrim, Northern Ireland, which flows through the city of Belfast into Belfast Lough.
name
A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines.
Example Sentences
- "The country folk, who were prowling about the shore after the waifs of the storm, deserted jetsom and lagend, and crowded to meet the richer prize."
- ""Lagan" was a word already in use, recorded as early as 1200, from a Scandinavian word family for things that lie deep. It is recorded again in 1531 to signify cargo that has sunk and lies on the bottom of the ocean, but might yet be reclaimed."
- "Lagan are those things that are intentionally jettisoned, as well, but which sink below the surface, possibly marked by a buoy or a line."
Etymology
Per Littré, from Old French lagan, from Medieval Latin laga maris (“law of the sea”), from Old Norse lǫg (“law”) and Latin maris (“of the sea”)
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
Usage
Inflected Forms
lagen (alternative)
lagend (alternative)
lagon (alternative)
ligan (alternative)
ligen (alternative)
logan (alternative)