liggja

See also: líggja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Verb

liggja (third person singular past indicative , third person plural past indicative lógu, supine ligið)

  1. to lie (on a bed etc.)

Conjugation


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪcːa/
    Rhymes: -ɪcːa

Verb

liggja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative , third-person plural past indicative lágu, supine legið)

  1. to lie (on a bed etc.)
  2. to be located, to lie
  3. to lead (e.g. of a road)

Conjugation

Derived terms


Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Akin to English lie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²lɪjːɑ/

Verb

liggja (present tense ligg, past tense låg, past participle lege, passive infinitive liggjast, present participle liggjande, imperative ligg)

  1. to lie (to be in a horizontal position.)
    Kvifor ligg du her?
    Why are you lying here?
  2. to lie (location), be located
    Kvar ligg kjøpesenteret?
    Where is the shopping centre located?

References


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Compare Old English liċġan, Old Saxon liggian, Old Frisian lidzia, Old High German liggen, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan).

Verb

liggja

  1. to lie (on a bed etc.)

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • liggja in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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