# leig
## Irish
### Verb

leig (present analytic leigeann, future analytic leigfidh, verbal noun leigean, past participle leigthe)
* Superseded spelling of lig.

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | leigim | leigeann tú; leigir$^†$ | leigeann sé, sí | leigimid | leigeann sibh | leigeann siad; leigid$^†$ | a leigeann; a leigeas | leigtear |
| indicative | past | leig mé; leigeas | leig tú; leigis | leig sé, sí | leigeamar; leig muid | leig sibh; leigeabhair | leig siad; leigeadar | a leig / ar leig* | leigeadh |
| indicative | past habitual | leiginn | leigteá | leigeadh sé, sí | leigimis; leigeadh muid | leigeadh sibh | leigidís; leigeadh siad | a leigeadh / a leigeadh* | leigtí |
| future | future | leigfidh mé; leigfead | leigfidh tú; leigfir$^†$ | leigfidh sé, sí | leigfimid; leigfidh muid | leigfidh sibh | leigfidh siad; leigfid$^†$ | a leigfidh; a leigfeas | leigfear |
| conditional | conditional | leigfinn | leigfeá | leigfeadh sé, sí | leigfimis; leigfeadh muid | leigfeadh sibh | leigfidís; leigfeadh siad | a leigfeadh / a leigfeadh* | leigfí |
| subjunctive | present | go leige mé; go leigead$^†$ | go leige tú; go leigir$^†$ | go leige sé, sí | go leigimid; go leige muid | go leige sibh | go leige siad; go leigid$^†$ | — | go leigtear |
| subjunctive | past | dá leiginn | dá leigteá | dá leigeadh sé, sí | dá leigimis; dá leigeadh muid | dá leigeadh sibh | dá leigidís; dá leigeadh siad | — | dá leigtí |
| imperative | imperative | leigim | leig | leigeadh sé, sí | leigimis | leigigí; leigidh$^†$ | leigidís | — | leigtear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | leigean | leigean | leigean | leigean | leigean | leigean | leigean | leigean |
| past participle | past participle | leigthe | leigthe | leigthe | leigthe | leigthe | leigthe | leigthe | leigthe |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Verb

leig
* imperative of leige

## Old Norse
### Verb

leig
* second-person singular imperative active of leiga

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic *linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti, present tense of *leykʷ- (“to leave”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʎikʲ/
* (Wester Ross) IPA: /ʎek/

### Verb

leig (past leig, future leigidh, verbal noun leigeil, past participle leigte)
* allow, let, permit

#### Derived terms

* leig air (“pretend; let on”)
* leig anail (“rest”)
* leig às (“release, let go”)
* leig fuil (“bleed”)
* leig mu sgaoil (“release, set free”)
* leig mu sgaoil e (“let the cat out of the bag”)
* leig seachad (“discontinue, drop / ignore”)

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Donald A. Morrison (2020) Modularity and stratification in phonology: Evidence from Scottish Gaelic (Thesis)‎, Manchester: University of Manchester
* ↑ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN