The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Legge \Legge\ (l[e^]g), v. t. [See Lay, v. t. ]
   To lay. [Obs.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Legge \Legge\, v. t. [Abbrev. fr. alegge.]
   To lighten; to allay. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
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