Standard Lemma guide

lage

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: L EY1 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Water; any weak alcoholic beverage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, obsolete, uncountable

Qualifier: thieves' cant

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To drink.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, obsolete

Qualifier: thieves' cant

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Probably from Irish lag (“weak”), from Old Irish lac, from Proto-Celtic *laggos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh1g-.