lyge
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Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
lyge
- Alternative form of lege (“liege”)
Adjective[edit]
lyge
- Alternative form of lege (adjective)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
lyge (imperative lyg, present tense lyger, simple past løy, past participle løyet)
- to lie
References[edit]
“lyge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
lyge (present tense lyg, past tense laug, past participle loge, passive infinitive lygast, present participle lygande, imperative lyg)
- Alternative form of ljuga
References[edit]
“lyge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *luggī, from Proto-Germanic *lugjaz, *lugiz (“lying”). Cognate with Old Saxon luggi (“lying”), Old High German lucki (“lying”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
lyge or lyġe
Declension[edit]
Declension of lyge — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | lyge | lygu, lygo | lyge |
Accusative | lygne | lyge | lyge |
Genitive | lyges | lygre | lyges |
Dative | lygum | lygre | lygum |
Instrumental | lyge | lygre | lyge |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | lyge | lyga, lyge | lygu, lygo |
Accusative | lyge | lyga, lyge | lygu, lygo |
Genitive | lygra | lygra | lygra |
Dative | lygum | lygum | lygum |
Instrumental | lygum | lygum | lygum |
Declension of lyge — Weak
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: lie, lye, legh (merged with descendant of Old English lyġen)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *lugi, from Proto-Germanic *lugiz.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
lyge or lyġe m
Declension[edit]
Declension of lyge (strong i-stem)
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
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