Etymology

ligger

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Today it means: The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger. Full definition →

Middle English liggere
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromliggere
  2. English todayligger

Inherited from Middle English liggere; equivalent to lig + -er. Doublet of ledger. Many senses (especially sense 5) are likely formed anew from lig rather than continuations of the preceding senses.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishliggere all →

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