Kilo Lingo

leg

/leɡ/

Line drawing of leg
Coloured illustration of leg
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Translation

One of the two long parts of your body that you use to stand and walk.

Word origin

From Old Norse leggr, meaning leg or limb, taken into Middle English.

Origin
Old Norse
Root
leggr

Grammar

Gender
Plurallegs

Examples

.

"Leg" is the part of the body you walk on.

four .

"Legs" is the plural, meaning more than one leg.

tired .

Here "legs" are the parts of the body that feel tired.

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This word is part of lesson 11.