andlægge

Andlægge is not a standard lemma in contemporary Danish; it is most often encountered as a typographical error or an occasional nonstandard variant of the verb anlægge. The correct form, anlægge, is a common Danish verb with several related senses derived from Scandinavian roots (Old Norse lægja/leggja “to lay” with the prefix an-).

Anlægge is transitive and used in multiple registers:

- Construction and installation: to build or establish physical infrastructure (e.g., “anlægge en vej” — to construct a road).

- Legal action: to institute proceedings or file a lawsuit (e.g., “anlægge sag”).

- Adoption of an attitude or method: to assume or adopt (e.g., “anlægge en kritisk holdning” — to adopt a critical stance).

- Landscaping and provision: to lay out gardens or facilities, or to apply something in a deliberate way.

Morphology and usage notes: present tense is anlægger, past anlagde, past participle anlagt. Cognates appear across Scandinavian languages (Swedish anlägga, Norwegian anlegge) with comparable meanings. When encountering andlægge in writing, it is advisable to check context and correct to anlægge unless the form is intentionally used in dialectal, historical, or other specific contexts.