Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to law
Participle: lawed
Gerund: lawing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | law |
| you | law |
| he;she;it | laws |
| we | law |
| you | law |
| they | law |
Perfect
| I | have lawed |
| you | have lawed |
| he;she;it | has lawed |
| we | have lawed |
| you | have lawed |
| they | have lawed |
Past
| I | lawed |
| you | lawed |
| he;she;it | lawed |
| we | lawed |
| you | lawed |
| they | lawed |
Pluperfect
| I | had lawed |
| you | had lawed |
| he;she;it | had lawed |
| we | had lawed |
| you | had lawed |
| they | had lawed |
Future
| I | will law |
| you | will law |
| he;she;it | will law |
| we | will law |
| you | will law |
| they | will law |
Future Perfect
| I | will have lawed |
| you | will have lawed |
| he;she;it | will have lawed |
| we | will have lawed |
| you | will have lawed |
| they | will have lawed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | law |
| you | law |
| he;she;it | law |
| we | law |
| you | law |
| they | law |
Perfect
| I | have lawed |
| you | have lawed |
| he;she;it | have lawed |
| we | have lawed |
| you | have lawed |
| they | have lawed |
Imperfect
| I | lawed |
| you | lawed |
| he;she;it | lawed |
| we | lawed |
| you | lawed |
| they | lawed |
Pluperfect
| I | had lawed |
| you | had lawed |
| he;she;it | had lawed |
| we | had lawed |
| you | had lawed |
| they | had lawed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would law |
| you | would law |
| he;she;it | would law |
| we | would law |
| you | would law |
| they | would law |
Perfect
| I | would have lawed |
| you | would have lawed |
| he;she;it | would have lawed |
| we | would have lawed |
| you | would have lawed |
| they | would have lawed |
Imperative
| you | law |
| we | Let's law |
| you | law |
Verbs conjugated like 'law'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'law'
caw,
claw,
daw,
flaw,
gaw,
haw,
jaw,
kaw,
lab,
lag,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der.
3. Proto-Germanic *lagą
4. Old Norse lag
5. Old Norse lǫgbor.
6. Old English lagu
7. Middle English lawe
8. English law
9. From Middle English lawe, laȝe, from Old English lagu (“law”), borrowed from Old Norse lǫg (“law”, literally “things laid down or firmly established”), originally the plural of lag (“layer, stratum, a laying in order, measure, stroke”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“that which is laid down”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”). Cognate with Scots law (“law”), Icelandic lög (“things laid down, law”), Faroese lóg (“law”), Norwegian lov (“law”), Swedish lag (“law”), Danish lov (“law”), Finnish laki (“law”). Compare typologically distant cognate Russian уложе́ние (uložénije). Displaced native Old English ǣ and ġesetnes. More at lay.
10. Not related to legal, nor to French loi, Spanish ley, all of which ultimately derive from Latin lēx, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”).
Sample Sentences
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“ Laws me, Missis ! what should Mas’r and Missis be a troublin theirselves ’ bout de money, and not a usin what's right in der hands ? ” and Chloe laughed again.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ What's dat ar book, any way ? ” said the other woman. “Why, the Bible.” “ Laws a me ! what's dat ? ” said the woman.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] wo n't. Laws, it's five year since they tuck him ! She was a baby den,—couldn't but jist stand. Remember how tickled he used to be, cause she would keep a fallin ’ over, when she sot out to walk. Laws a me ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)