anlegge

From Middle Low German anlegen (or anleggen?)

anlegge (imperative anlegg, present tense anlegger, passive anlegges, simple past anla, past participle anlagt, present participle anleggende)

1. to construct (according to plan)
2. to establish, start, found, open (a business)
3. to build (e.g. a factory)
4. to lay out (e.g. a park)
5. to adopt (a new appearance; point of view)
6. to grow a beard, start wearing glasses, change one's hairdo, put on a wig
7. to assume airs
8. to apply (standards)
9. (legal) to bring suit, start an action.

• “anlegge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.