underlag

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔnɐˌlæːˀɪ̯]

underlag n (singular definite underlaget, plural indefinite underlag)

1. a flat piece or surface positioned under something else
2. a support or foundation, a base (for a building or for a decision)

From under- +‎ lag

underlag n (definite singular underlaget, indefinite plural underlag, definite plural underlaga or underlagene)

1. a base, basis, foundation
2. a mat, pad, underlay, underlayer

• “underlag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “underlag” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From under- +‎ lag

underlag n (definite singular underlaget, indefinite plural underlag, definite plural underlaga)

1. a base, basis, foundation
2. a mat, pad, underlay, underlayer

• “underlag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

underlag n

1. a foundation, a base (for a building or for a decision)

• beslutsunderlag
• liggunderlag
• underliggande