løgn

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lygi, from Proto-Germanic *luginō (“lie, falsehood”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell lies, swear, bemoan”). Cognate with English lie, German Lüge.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /løɡn/, [lʌjˀn]

Noun

løgn c (singular definite løgnen, plural indefinite løgne)

  1. lie (untruth)

Inflection
Declension of løgn
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative løgn løgnen løgne løgnene
genitive løgns løgnens løgnes løgnenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

løgn f or m (definite singular løgna or løgnen, indefinite plural løgner, definite plural løgnene)

  1. a lie
    Han har fortalt deg en løgn.
    He has told you a lie.
    en hvit løgn - a white lie

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

løgn f (definite singular løgna, indefinite plural løgner, definite plural løgnene)

  1. a lie
    Han har fortalt deg ei løgn.
    He has told you a lie.

Derived terms

References
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