Lay

"Lay" in German

Laien

(non-clergy)

Laien

(non-professional)

laikal

(non-clergy)

ablegen

(to leave something somewhere)

flachlegen

(to have sex with)

legen

(to place something down in a position of rest)

legen

(to install certain building materials)

legen

(to deposit an egg)

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