Morpheme
Lay
Type
bound base
Denotation
leave, refrain from taking, allow to be available
Etymology
(1) Old French laier, from laiier; (2) Old French laissier
Evidence
delay, delayability, delayable, delayal, delayed, delayer, delaying, delayingly, delayism, delays, multidelay, nondelaying, predelay, redelay, relay, relayed, relayer, relaying, relays, undelayed, undelaying
Notes
delay and dally are doublets
