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leging

leging is the present participle and gerund of lege.

Meaning of lege

Verb

lege (third-person singular simple present leges, present participle leging, simple past and past participle leged)

  1. (obsolete) To allege; to assert.
    • Not onely he legeth his mercy to bynde his reason, but also his wysdome.1508, John Fisher, Treatise concernynge ... the seven penytencyall Psalms

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Questions about leging

What is leging the present participle and gerund of?
Leging is the present participle and gerund of lege.

Words near leging in the dictionary

  1. legibly
  2. legicide
  3. legiferate
  4. legific
  5. legilium
  6. leging
  7. legion
  8. Legion of Honor
  9. Legion of Honour
  10. legionaire
  11. legionaires

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