Morpheme
Lay
Type
free base
Denotation
put down, place down, cause to rest
Etymology
(1) Middle English leyen, leggen; Old English leċġan; (2) Yiddish leygn; Middle High German legen; Old High German leggen
Evidence
belay, bricklay, bricklayer, epilayer, forelay, forlay, interlay, lay, layabout, layback, layer, layers, layflat, laying, layoff, layover, lays, laystall, laytime, layup, mislay, offlay, onlay, orlay, outlay, overlay, pipelay, prelay, relay, underlay, unlay, unlayered, uplay, waylay
