återlagt

Återlagt is a Swedish word formed from the prefix åter- (again) and the verb lägga (to lay). It functions as a past participle and as an adjective meaning “laid again” or “relaid,” describing something that has been laid anew after being removed, displaced, or restored.

The term is most commonly used in construction, renovation, and restoration, as well as in archaeology or historical maintenance. It refers to surfaces or structures that have been relaid or redeposited, such as flooring, paving, roofing, or layers of material. In practice you might encounter phrases indicating that a floor, roof, or road has been relaid.

Grammatically, återlagt can operate as an attributive participle describing a noun or as part of a compound verb in certain tenses. It signals that the material or surface in question has undergone a relaying process rather than simply being new or original. The prefix åter- communicates restoration or repetition, aligning this term with related concepts in Swedish such as återuppbygga (rebuild) or återskapa (recreate), where the emphasis is on returning something to a previous state.