haugalygi

Icelandic

Etymology

From haugur (“heap, mound”) +‎ lygi (“lie”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhøyːɣaˌlɪːjɪ/

Noun

haugalygi f (genitive singular haugalygi, nominative plural haugalygar)

  1. a bare-faced lie

Declension
declension of haugalygi
f-w2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative haugalygi haugalygin haugalygar haugalygarnar
accusative haugalygi haugalygina haugalygar haugalygarnar
dative haugalygi haugalyginni haugalygum haugalygunum
genitive haugalygi haugalyginnar haugalyga haugalyganna

See also
  • ljúga upp í opið geðið á einhverjum (to tell somebody a barefaced lie)
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