LEY


Meaning of LEY in English

~ 1 [ leɪ ]

■ noun a piece of land temporarily put down to grass, clover, etc., in contrast to permanent pasture.

Origin

OE lge 'fallow' (recorded in lghrycg 'ridge left at the edge of a ploughed field'); related to lay 1 and lie 1 .

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~ 2 [ leɪ , li: ]

(also ~ line )

■ noun a supposed straight line connecting three or more ancient sites, sometimes regarded as the line of a former track and associated by some with lines of energy and other paranormal phenomena.

Origin

1920s: var. of lea .

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