lagan
/ˈlæɡən/
lagan noun: goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.
Noun
lagan (uncountable)
- Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.
- 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.1866, Charles Kingsley, chapter 6, in Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 129
- "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.2015, Anne Harris, "Oceanic Valuation", in Oceanic New York, Punctum Books, page 163
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Lagan
Lagan
- A river in County Down and County Antrim, Northern Ireland, which flows through the city of Belfast into Belfast Lough.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Lagan
Lagan
- A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines.
Forms of lagan
| alternative form | lagen |
|---|---|
| alternative form | lagend |
| alternative form | lagon |
| alternative form | ligan |
| alternative form | ligen |
| alternative form | logan |
Origin of lagan
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”)
Borrowed from Kankanaey Lagan, from lagan (“sand”).
Questions about lagan
- What does lagan mean?
- Lagan means goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.
- What part of speech is lagan?
- Lagan can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce lagan?
- Lagan is pronounced /ˈlæɡən/.
Words near lagan in the dictionary
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